Purpose

This paper explores the subjective interpretations of school principals' experiences of loneliness in the workplace and the implications of those experiences. The study poses two questions: (1) How do school principals perceive that their experience of loneliness affects their emotional well-being? (2) How do school principals perceive that the experience of loneliness influences their performance at work?

Design/methodology/approach

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 elementary and secondary school principals in Israel. A qualitative research methodology was employed to collect and analyze the data.

Findings

Data analysis resulted in four overarching themes, which captured the subjective consequences of principals' experiences of loneliness at work: a negative effect on work performance, emotional distress, physical health consequences and a positive perspective on loneliness.

Originality/value

Expanding upon the current knowledge regarding principals' perceived outcomes of loneliness may help to deepen our understanding of principals' emotional experiences and functioning at work. This examination is of great value as previous research has demonstrated the central role of principals on school success.

中文翻译：

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校长之间的孤独感

目的

本文探讨了学校校长在工作场所中的孤独感的主观解释以及这些经历的含义。该研究提出两个问题：（1）校长如何看待他们的孤独感会影响他们的情感幸福感？（2）校长如何看待孤独的经历会影响他们的工作表现？

设计/方法/方法

对以色列的22名中小学校长进行了半结构化访谈。定性研究方法被用来收集和分析数据。

发现

数据分析产生了四个总体主题，这些主题捕捉了校长在工作中的孤独感的主观后果：对工作绩效的负面影响，情绪困扰，身体健康的后果以及对孤独感的积极看法。

创意/价值

扩大有关校长对孤独感的感知结果的现有知识可能有助于加深我们对校长的情感体验和工作功能的理解。这项研究非常有价值，因为以前的研究已经证明了校长对学校成功的核心作用。