The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of teachers' surface acting in emotional labor, emotional support from supervisor, colleagues and parents, and teachers' burnout in kindergartens and childcare centers. The subjects were 208 teachers worked in kindergartens or childcare centers in Daegu and Gyeongbuk Province. The data were
analyzed by mean of hierarchial regression, using SPSS Win 15.0. The results of this study are as follows. (1) Teachers ' surface acting in emotional labor was positively associated
with teachers' burnout. (2) Emotional support from supervisor, colleagues and parents was
negatively associated with teachers' burnout. (3) There were interactional effects between teachers' surface acting in emotional labor and supervisors' emotional support to teachers' burnout. (4) There were interactional effects between teachers' surface acting in
emotional labor and parents' emotional support to teachers' burnout.
Key Words: burnout of teachers in kindergartens and childcare centers, surface acting in emotional labor, emotional support