ReviewEarly childhood education journal2023
Exploring the Challenge of Teachers' Emotional Labor in Early Childhood Settings.
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- The relationship between self-compassion and teacher self-efficacy in early childhood teachers: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of core self-evaluation.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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- Emotional labor and professional identity among pre-service early childhood teachers: the mediating role of emotional exhaustion and the moderating role of social and emotional competence.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Infant and toddler teachers perspectives on interconnections between relationships and professional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of early childhood research : ECR · 2025Article
- The relationship between preschool teachers' effort-reward imbalance and occupational well-being in Chinese rural areas: a moderated mediation model.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Well-being and emotional labor for preschool teachers: The mediation of career commitment and the moderation of social support.PloS one · 2025Article
- Kindergarten teacher well-being: is bad stronger than good?Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Cognitive flexibility mediates the impact of emotion regulation strategies on negative emotions in preschool teachers.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- A Network Analysis of Emotional Intelligence in Chinese Preschool Teachers.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
One challenging aspect of working in early childhood education settings is engagement in emotional labor. Research suggests that emotional labor is associated with emotional exhaustion and burnout in early childhood teachers, but there is limited research available on this issue. Research focusing on early childhood contexts in the United States is especially limited. This paper explores the concept of emotional labor by early childhood teachers and reviews some of the research on teachers' experience of emotional labor in the classroom. Implications of the current research are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided. Possible solutions to the challenges of emotional labor are presented, focusing on mindfulness strategies.
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