Objective: To explore the job burnout of principals and teachers of middle-schools and the relationship with its protection factors. Methods: The Chinese version of Maslach's Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey(MBI-ES), the Self Consistency and Congruence Scale(SCCS) and Interpersonal Trust Scale(ITS) were administered to 240 principals and 350 teachers of middle-schools. Results: ①The principals scored lower on the MBI-ES than teachers ( P1<0.001 ), and higher on the SCCS and ITS ( P2<0.001, P3<0.001 ) . ②The position variable (principal or teacher) and self-harmony significantly predicted job burnout ( P1<0.001, P2<0.001 ), while interpersonal trust didn't. ③Pathway analysis: for principals, interper sonal trust directly predicted job burnout, and self -harmony mediated the relationship of interpersonal trust and job burnout; for teachers, the prediction didn't work directly, and self-harmony completely mediated the relationship of them. Conclusion: Principals of middle schools have apparently lower scores on the MBI-ES than teachers, and the two protec-tion factors of self-harmony and interpersonal trust work differently in the two groups.
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