April 2018
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The socioeconomic status (SES) affects individuals’ psychological health (Pinquart & Sörensen, 2000). In the other hand, school administrators’ psychological health can affect their whole organization (Norton, 2002). Thus, this study aims to document the relationship between schools’ SES and their administrators’ psychological health at work and perception of organizational climate. A sample of 178 school administrators was recruited. Analyses of variance were performed to compare means of three groups of school administrators (working in a high-, medium- or low-SES area) on psychological health at work and organizational climate. Results show that low-SES schools are characterized by poor organizational climate and their administrators’ disengagement from their work.