Principals’ environmental suffering in schools with poor indoor-air quality

The environmental suffering of contaminated communities has been analysed in depth. However, there is a lack knowledge about the such communities’ leaders. Our study aimed to shed light on this issue through interviews with 20 principals working schools poor indoor-air quality Finland. Based reflexive thematical analysis, we identified three themes: (1) being burdened and powerless; (2) knife-edge; (3) worried face unknown. These themes were organised by interpenetrating key factors: power, uncertainty, responsibility. Although our shared same experiences as members general, their also differed from those. Altogether, leading school was highly burdensome stressful task. Research so far mainly concentrated contexts large-scale technological hazards disasters. Researchers should pay closer attention everyday other workplaces especially leaders since play important roles supporting well-being followers environments that are perceived threat.