The mediating effect of stress-is-enhancing mindset on the relationship between perceived organizational support and job burnout among college mental health teachers
10.20001/j.issn.2095-2619.20260212
- VernacularTitle:应激有益心向在高等学校心理健康教师组织支持感与职业倦怠间的中介效应
- Author:
Wenbo CHEN
1
;
Minjiang DING
Author Information
1. Center of Mental Health Education, Xihang University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710077, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
College;
Mental health teachers;
Perceived organizational support;
Stress-is-enhancing mindset;
Job burnout;
Mediation effect
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2026;53(1):74-78
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the mediating role of stress-is-enhancing mindset in the relationship between perceived organizational support and job burnout among college mental health teachers. Methods A total of 361 college mental health teachers were selected as the study subjects using the convenience and snowball sampling methods. The Perceived Organizational Support Scale, Stress Mindset Scale, and Maslach Burnout Inventory were used to assess their perceived organizational support, stress-is-enhancing mindset, and job burnout level, respectively. Results The median (25th, 75th percentiles) scores for perceived organizational support, stress-is-enhancing mindset, and job burnout of teachers were 4.1 (3.4,5.1), 2.0 (1.9,2.4), and 1.2 (0.9,1.4), respectively. The detection rate of job burnout was 15.5%. Both perceived organizational support and stress-is-enhancing mindset of the participa were negatively correlated with job burnout [Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (rS) was -0.40 and -0.45; all P<0.01], while perceived organizational support was positively correlated with stress-is-enhancing mindset (rS = 0.25, P<0.01). The stress-is-enhancing mindset partially mediated the relationship between perceived organizational support and job burnout, with an effect size of -0.95 (95% confidence interval: -1.55 to -0.47), accounting for 28.0% of the total effect. Conclusion Stress-is-enhancing mindset plays a mediating role between perceived organizational support and job burnout among college mental health teachers.
