ERIC Number: EJ1469528
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-1360-3124
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The Emotional and Functional Consequences of Loneliness in the Workplace among Vice-Principals
Peleg Dor-Haim
International Journal of Leadership in Education, v28 n2 p330-348 2025
The study explored vice-principals' interpretations of their loneliness experiences in the workplace. The following questions guided the research: (1) How do vice-principals perceive the consequences of their loneliness in regard to their personal and professional lives? (2) In what ways do vice-principals perceive that their loneliness experiences are manifested? Based on 19 semi-structured interviews with Israeli school vice-principals, six categories illustrating the consequences of loneliness in the workplace were found. More than half of the vice-principals highlighted emotional consequences, and primarily noted that their loneliness was largely expressed as feeling a lack of belonging. The other vice-principals highlighted functional consequences and primarily indicated that their loneliness was marked by an absence of emotional support. Empirical and practical suggestions are discussed.
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Psychological Patterns, Administrator Attitudes, Work Environment, Emotional Response, Sense of Belonging, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Satisfaction, Motivation, Persistence, Empowerment, Professional Autonomy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel; Israel (Tel Aviv); Israel (Jerusalem)
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