The relationship between teacher emotional labor and work/family conflict: The mediating role of teacher-colleague relations

• Published in: Acta psychologica Vol. 254; p. 104832
• Main Authors: Chen, Yidan, Sun, Siyu, Liu, Xiaomei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Conflict, Psychological; Emotional labor strategies; Emotions; Family - psychology; Family Conflict - psychology; Female; Humans; Interpersonal Relations; Male; Mediating effect; Middle Aged; School Teachers - psychology; Teacher well-being; Teacher-colleague relations; Work/family conflict; Emotional labor strategies; Teacher-colleague relations; Work/family conflict; Teacher well-being; Mediating effect

Teaching, as a high-pressure profession, encompasses significant emotional labor that inevitably spills over into teachers' personal lives. It is imperative to acknowledge and address the influence of emotional labor in the workplace on teachers' work/family conflict. Using the conservatio...