The Impact of Emotional Labor on Job Satisfaction of Special Education Teachers: the Mediating Effect of Professional Identity

Fang Zhong

2025

Abstract

This research focuses on special education teachers (SETs) and utilizes scales measuring emotional labor, professional identity and job satisfaction to analyze a group of 221 educators in the field. The primary objective is to establish a stronger theoretical foundation for improving job satisfaction among these educators by examining the impact of emotional labor on their overall job satisfaction and the mediating role of professional identity. The findings reveal that: (1) there is a significant negative correlation between surface acting and job satisfaction, while deep and natural acting, emotional labor and professional identity all tend to correlate favorably with job satisfaction; (2) professional identity is crucial in mediating the connection between emotional labor and job satisfaction for SETs. Consequently, it is essential to underscore the significance of professional identity in efforts to boost job satisfaction within this group.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhong F. (2025). The Impact of Emotional Labor on Job Satisfaction of Special Education Teachers: the Mediating Effect of Professional Identity. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD; ISBN 978-989-758-779-5, SciTePress, pages 384-392. DOI: 10.5220/0013996200004912

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iesd25,
author={Fang Zhong},
title={The Impact of Emotional Labor on Job Satisfaction of Special Education Teachers: the Mediating Effect of Professional Identity},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD},
year={2025},
pages={384-392},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013996200004912},
isbn={978-989-758-779-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovative Education and Social Development - Volume 1: IESD
TI - The Impact of Emotional Labor on Job Satisfaction of Special Education Teachers: the Mediating Effect of Professional Identity
SN - 978-989-758-779-5
AU - Zhong F.
PY - 2025
SP - 384
EP - 392
DO - 10.5220/0013996200004912
PB - SciTePress