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Work Stress, Job Burnout and Coping Mechanisms of Physical Education Teachers in Chinese Universities: An Empirical Study of the Mediating Role of Educational Management Practice

Author(s)

Jun Liu1,2,*

Affiliation(s)

1Department of Physical Education, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 2College of Education, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Based on social cognitive theory, this study explores the impact mechanism of work stress on job burnout among physical education teachers in China's universities, with a focus on analyzing the mediating role of educational management practices. Through a questionnaire survey of 326 physical education teachers in universities, data analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression and Bootstrap mediation effect testing. The study found that work stress has a significant positive direct effect on job burnout (β=0.481, P<0.001); educational management practices partially mediate the relationship between work stress and job burnout by enhancing self-efficacy, accounting for 21.5% of the total effect; the alleviating role of training support and resource guarantee dimensions in educational management practices is particularly prominent. The research indicates that optimizing educational management practices is an effective approach to alleviate job burnout among physical education teachers in universities.

Keywords

Physical Education Teachers in Colleges and Universities; Work Stress; Job Burnout; Educational Management Practice; Social Cognitive Theory

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