The purpose of this study was to explore factors associated with life satisfaction among
nursery school teachers. To accomplish the study purpose, this study first classified
several variables into three broad categories including work environment (social support
& work environment), job-related environment (work-related stress & job satisfaction),
and burnout. And then, 302 nursery school teachers across the country were surveyed in
order to explore whether those factors were associated with life satisfaction. The overall
results were as follows. First, social support and work environment had a direct impact
on the satisfaction with life. Second, social support and job satisfaction had a direct
influence on job satisfaction. Third, social support, work-related stress and job
satisfaction directly influenced burnout. Fourth, job-related environment, job satisfaction,
and burnout had a direct impact on life satisfaction. Overall, it was found that job-related
environment, job satisfaction, and burnout had a direct influence on life satisfaction
among nursery school teachers and social support and work-related stress had an
indirect effect on life satisfaction via burnout.