Development of emotional labor ability scale for kindergarten teachers
Juan Hong, Ri-Yu Pan, Yan-Jin Liu, Steve Zimmerman, Mohamed Said, Mohamed Said, Mohamed Said, Mohamed Said, Mohamed Said

TL;DR
This study creates a reliable and valid scale to measure emotional labor ability in Chinese kindergarten teachers.
Contribution
The paper introduces a new psychometric scale for assessing emotional labor ability in kindergarten teachers.
Findings
The scale has 33 items across five dimensions and explains 71.757% of the variance.
Confirmatory factor analysis showed strong model fit with indices like χ2/df = 2.774 and RMSEA = 0.047.
Internal consistency reliability coefficients ranged from 0.902 to 0.953, indicating high reliability.
Abstract
Kindergarten teachers’ lack of emotional labor ability can lead to emotional exhaustion, burnout, identity alienation, and low job satisfaction. Systematic training is now an academic consensus. However, a suitable assessment instrument is lacking. This study aims to develop an emotional labor ability scale for kindergarten teachers and test its reliability and validity in China. First, based on the emotional labor working mechanism model, the dimensions of teachers’ emotional labor ability were analyzed. Second, Behavioral Event Interview were conducted with 21 teachers to construct primary and secondary competency elements. Two rounds of expert consultation involving 5 experts revised these elements, resulting in an initial questionnaire. Finally, based on survey data from 818 teachers, various analyses (item, exploratory factor, confirmatory factor, reliability, convergence validity,…
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Taxonomy
TopicsEmotional Labor in Professions · Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues · Work-Family Balance Challenges
