The mediating role of psychological capital between the sense of occupational mission and job engagement in preschool teachers
10.11763/j.issn.2095-2619.2019.05.015
- Author:
Yaqi FU
1
;
Xiantao PENG
1
;
Haiyan LIU
1
;
Zixin ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Education, Yangtze University Jingzhou, Hubei 434023 China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Psychological capital;
Preschool teachers;
Occupational mission;
Job Engagement;
Intermediary role
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2019;46(05):599-603
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To explore the mediating role of psychological capital in the sense of occupational mission and work engagement in preschool teachers.METHODS: A method of stratified cluster sampling was used to select 464 preschool teachers from 16 kindergartens in a city of Hubei Province. Occupational Mission Scale, Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Job Involvement Questionnaire were used to investigate their sense of occupational mission, psychological capital and job engagement. RESULTS: The total score of occupational mission was(48.6±6.9); the total score of psychological capital was(87.1±11.8); and the total score of work engagement was(79.8±11.4). Occupational mission was positively correlated with job engagement [correlation coefficient(r) was 0.607, P<0.01].The self-efficacy, hope, tenacity and optimism were positively correlated with job engagement(r were 0.526, 0.544, 0.573, 0.415, respectively, P<0.01). The mediating effect of psychological capital on occupational mission and work engagement was 0.15, accounting for 26.8% of the total effect. CONCLUSION: The sense of occupational mission can directly or indirectly promote job engagement. The psychological capital plays a mediating role between occupational mission and job engagement.
