AUTHOR=Lin Yishan , Ameyaw Moses A. , Zhang Qinhan , Sun Binghai , Li Weijian 

TITLE=The relationship between teacher professional identity and burnout amid the pandemic: A moderated mediation model

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.956243

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.956243

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<sec><title>Background</title><p>Teacher burnout is affected by personal and social factors. COVID-19 has greatly impacted teachers' physical and mental health, which could aggravate teacher burnout.</p></sec><sec><title>Purpose</title><p>Based on the JD-R model, this study aims to investigate the relationship between teacher professional identity (TPI) and job burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, and examine the moderating roles of perceived organizational support (POS) and psychological resilience (PR) in these relationships among primary and secondary school teachers in China.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>A total of 3,147 primary and secondary school teachers participated in this study.</p></sec><sec><title>Findings</title><p>Work engagement played a mediating role in the relationship between professional identity and burnout; when the POS and PR scores were high, the predictive coefficient of TPI on burnout was the largest.</p></sec><sec><title>Originality</title><p>This study tested the mechanism underlying the relationship between TPI and burnout, and explored the protective factors of burnout.</p></sec><sec><title>Implications</title><p>This study supports the applicability of the JD-R model during COVID-19 and provides ideas for teachers to reduce burnout.</p></sec>