School principals' mental health and well-being under threat : A OA longitudinal analysis of workplace demands, resources, burnout, and well-being
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Marsh, Herbert W., Dicke, Theresa, Riley, Phil, Parker, Philip D., Guo, Jiesi, Basarkod, Geetanjali and Martin, Andrew J.. (2023). School principals' mental health and well-being under threat : A OA longitudinal analysis of workplace demands, resources, burnout, and well-being. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 15(3), pp. 999-1027. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12423
Authors | Marsh, Herbert W., Dicke, Theresa, Riley, Phil, Parker, Philip D., Guo, Jiesi, Basarkod, Geetanjali and Martin, Andrew J. |
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Abstract | Schools are critical organisational settings, and school principals face extreme stress levels. However, there are few large-scale, longitudinal studies of demands and resources that drive principals' health and well-being. Using the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) framework, we evaluated longitudinal reciprocal effects over 3 years relating to job demands, job resources (resilience), job-related outcomes (burnout and job satisfaction), and personal outcomes (happiness and physical health) for a nationally representative sample of 3683 Australian school principals. Prior demands and resources led to small changes in subsequent outcomes, beneficial effects of resources, and adverse effects of demands, particularly for job-related outcomes. Furthermore, we also found reverse-reciprocal effects, prior outcomes (burnout and job satisfaction) influencing subsequent job characteristics. However, in response to substantively and theoretically important research questions, we found no support for Yerkes–Dodson Law (nonlinear effects of demands) or Nietzsche effects and inoculation effects (that which does not kill you, makes you stronger; manageable levels of demands build resilience). Relating our study to new and evolving issues in JD-R research, we offer limitations of our research—and JD-R theory and research more generally—and directions for further research in this essentially unstudied application of JD-R to school principals' mental health and well-being. |
Keywords | burnout; health and happiness; job demand-resources model; job satisfaction; resilience; school principals |
Year | 2023 |
Journal | Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being |
Journal citation | 15 (3), pp. 999-1027 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
ISSN | 1758-0846 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12423 |
PubMed ID | 36504371 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85144111092 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | 999-1027 |
Funder | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 11 Dec 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 19 Nov 2022 |
Deposited | 14 Aug 2023 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
Grant ID | LP160101056 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z820/school-principals-mental-health-and-well-being-under-threat-a-oa-longitudinal-analysis-of-workplace-demands-resources-burnout-and-well-being
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