Emotional Well-Being and Performance of Middle Leaders: The Role of Organizational Trust

• In Event: Taking a Closer Look at Teacher Stress and Burnout

Abstract

Middle leaders have been considered as the lubricant reducing frictions and the spanner
facilitating smooth operations in schools. The current study investigated the impact of
organizational trust on emotional well-being and performance of middle leaders during the
COVID pandemic with a sample of 265 middle leaders in kindergartens in China. Both
confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used. Results showed that
trust in schools significantly influenced emotional well-being and job performance of middle
leaders which correlated with each other. Relationships between the two kinds of trust and pride
were also identified in the paper. The interactive effects of trust in principal and trust in
colleagues were discussed for improving the well-being and job performance of middle leaders.

Authors

• Wendan XU, The Education University of Hong Kong

• Junjun Chen, Education University of Hong Kong

• Dongqing Yu, Northeast Normal University