Affiliations 

  • 1 Sanming University, Sanming, Fujian 365004, China; Faculty of Social Science and Liberal Arts, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia. Electronic address: frankwang_fj@163.com
  • 2 School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210024, China
Acta Psychol (Amst), 2024 Dec 13;252:104668.
PMID: 39674078 DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2024.104668

Abstract

Using Latent Profile Analysis, this study explored the connections between different marginalization profiles and perceptions of decent work among rural primary school teachers in China. Analyzing data from 443 teachers across seven rural primary schools in Fujian Province, we discerned three unique marginalization profiles: Robust Adapters (n = 182, 41 %), Challenge Facers (n = 210, 47 %), and Conditioned Survivors (n = 51, 12 %). These profiles were examined for their links to decent work dimensions. Findings indicated that the Robust Adapters significantly outperformed both the Challenge Facers and Conditioned Survivors across all five dimensions of decent work. In contrast, there were no significant differences between the performances of the Challenge Facers and Conditioned Survivors in these dimensions, which indicated that more marginalization was not inevitably linked to less decent work. The study concluded by discussing the implications of these findings and the directions of future research.

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