Kindergarten principals in Hong Kong: Job stress and support from a close friend

Wai Hing CHEUK, Kwok Sai Tricia CHEUK-WONG, Sidney ROSEN

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Abstract

Aims primarily to examine how stressful kindergarten principals as leaders and managers of their schools found their work to be, and if such job stress was related to negative emotions and job satisfaction. The secondary aim was to explore if social support from a close friend could reduce and buffer job stress. Seventy-seven kindergarten principals in Hong Kong responded to a questionnaire containing the variables of interest. The results showed that the principals found their work to be moderately stressful. However, emotional and informational support from a close friend had beneficial impacts on stress. Copyright © 2000 Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)272-287
JournalJournal of Educational Administration
Volume38
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000

Citation

Cheuk, W. H., Wong, K. S., & Rosen, S. (2000). Kindergarten principals in Hong Kong: Job stress and support from a close friend. Journal of Educational Administration, 38(3), 272-287.

Keywords

  • Job stress
  • Kindergarten principals
  • Social support

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