scholarly journals The Relationship Between Burnout and Self-Efficacy among Iranian Male and Female EFL Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Roohani ◽  
Mehdi Iravani
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
The Relationship

Teaching is a job marked by high levels of burnout. Teacher burnout has been extinsively studied in connection with other important psychological qualities, such as perceived self-efficacy. However, little research has examined this relationship among teachers in the English as a foreign language (EFL) context. In this light, this mixed-method study was intended to a) investigate the relationship between the degree of perceived self-efficacy by Iranian EFL teachers and their professional burnout level, and b) see whether gender could make a significant difference in the teachers’ burnout level. To these ends, 80 male and female Iranian EFL teachers from several high schools in Isfahan, selected through convenience sampling, participated in the study and responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator’s Survey (MBI-ES) and a modified version of Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES). To triangulate the data, a semi-structured interview was also conducted with 15 teachers. Correlational and t-test data analysis showed that there was a strong significant correlation between the participants’ perceived self-efficacy and their burnout level in a negative direction. The gender variable also had a modifying effect on the teachers’ burnout. Female teachers, in fact, had a lower burnout level. The follow-up interview further confirmed the relationship and revealed the three main themes of mental fatigue, contact avoidance, and stress in explaining teacher burnout. The implications for school administrators and teacher educators are discussed.

scholarly journals Professional Commitment of Secondary School Teachers in relation to their Self-Efficacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
Hadiya Habib
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
The Self ◽  
Professional Commitment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

In the present investigation, an attempt has been made to study and compare the Professional Commitment of secondary school teachers, to study and compare the Self-efficacy of secondary school teachers and to find out the relationship between Professional Commitment and Self-efficacy of secondary school teachers. A sample of 100 teacher educators working in government schools of district Ganderbal was selected through Purposive sampling technique. Professional Commitment Scale for teacher educators by Sood (2011) and Teacher Self-efficacy scale by Ralf Schwarzer, Gerdamarie S.Schmitz and Gary T. Dayter (1999) were used for data collection. Mean, SD and t-test were used to compare the professional commitment of male and female secondary school teachers and to compare self-efficacy of male and female secondary school teachers. Pearson’s correlation was applied to find out the relationship between Professional Commitment and Self-efficacy of secondary school teachers. The findings of the study revealed that female secondary school teachers have higher professional commitment as compare as to male secondary school teachers. No significant difference was found in the Self-efficacy of secondary school teachers and significant positive correlation was found between Professional Commitment and Self-efficacy of secondary school teachers.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between School Administrators’ Happiness Levels and Their Self-Efficacy Levels

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Duran ◽  
Nail Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
The Self ◽  
Length Of Service ◽  
National Education ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Years Of Service ◽  
Service Groups ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this present research is to specify the interrelation between the happiness and self-efficacy levels of the school administrators. This study is a descriptive survey model, and its population consists of the school principals and deputy principals in Amasya Province which are the subsidiaries of the Ministry of National Education. The Correlation coefficient was calculated and the methods of One-Way ANOVA, t-test, and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were used for the sub-problems. Once the findings of the research were analysed, a positive and mid-level significant interrelation was discovered between the happiness and the self-efficacy levels of the administrators about school administration. The results of the analysis suggest that happiness and self-efficacy levels of the school administrators according to their perceptions can be observed as “fine”. Furthermore, their perceptions about happiness and self-efficacy levels differ according to the length of service groups they belong to. This is evident from the finding that the group of 1-5 years of service has highest score of happiness level, and the experience groups of 6-10, 16-20, 21 and above, and 11-15 years follow them respectively. The highest score of self-efficacy level, at the same time, is owned by the ones who have 21 years of service and above, and the experience groups of 16-20, 6-10, 11-15, and 1-5 years follow them respectively. The self-efficacy levels also show significant difference regarding the variable of age.

The relationship between novice and experienced EFL teachers’ reflective teaching and their burnout

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-187
Author(s):  
Soha Kalantari ◽  
Shole Kolahi
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Reflective Teaching ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between novice and experienced English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ reflective teaching, and their burnout. Design/methodology/approach Participants who took part in this study included 158 (78 novice/80 experienced) EFL teachers of different ages (22-50) and teaching experience (1-25) from Tehran and Hamedan. They completed the English Language Teacher Reflective Inventory developed by Akbari et al. (2010), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator’s Survey developed by Maslach et al. (1996). The participants were selected via convenience sampling. Findings The results of two separate Pearson product-moment coefficients revealed that reflective teaching had a significant negative relationship with both novice and experienced EFL teachers’ burnout. Furthermore, the results of two separate regressions indicated that reflective teaching was a significant predictor of both novice and experienced EFL teachers’ burnout. Originality/value The findings of this study can help teacher educators and curriculum developers grasp a better picture of novice and experienced EFL instructors’ means of professional development (i.e. reflective teaching) and its relationship with educational and practical aspects of their career (i.e. burnout).

scholarly journals The Relationship between Spiritual Intelligence and Efficacy among Iranian EFL Teachers

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Simin Hashemi Marghzar ◽  
Amir Marzban
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Teacher Efficacy ◽  
Language Teachers ◽  
Spiritual Intelligence ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Meaning Production ◽  
The Relationship

Owing to the importance of teacher’s impact on the students’ motivation, achievement, and academic success, this study is an attempt to explore the relationship between EFL (English as a foreign language) teachers’ spiritual intelligence and their level of efficacy. To this end, two questionnaires, the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SIRI-24) (King, 2008), and the ELT Teacher Efficacy Instrument (ELTEI) (Akbari& Tavassoli, 2014), were distributed among 148 male and female EFL teachers working at different contexts including university, school, and private language institute in Mashad, Quchan, Shirvan, and Qaemshahr, Iran. Pearson product-moment correlation and an independent T-test were used for analysis of the data. The findings of the study revealed that there was a positive significant relationship between teacher spiritual intelligence and teacher efficacy. Moreover, there is a significant difference between male and female teachers regarding their personal meaning production.

scholarly journals Relationship between Teacher Autonomy and Teacher’s Sense of Self -Efficacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-10
Author(s):  
Hadi Farjami ◽  
Ehsan Kazemi
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Teacher Autonomy ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Pearson Product Moment Correlation ◽  
Sense Of Efficacy ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship

The present study is an attempt to investigate the relationship between teacher autonomy and teacher’s sense of self-efficacy. To carry out this study, 100 EFL teachers (male and female) who taught in English institutes participated voluntarily. The researchers employed a couple of self-reported questionnaires, teacher autonomy scale (TAS) and Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale which measures the individual sense of self efficacy. The two questionnaires were administered to 100 teachers. After gathering the raw data from the questionnaires, the SPSS software was employed to have some statistical and interpretable data. The Pearson product Moment correlation indicated that there was a negative reversed relationship between the two variables; in the other words, more teacher autonomy leads to lower level of self-efficacy.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy of Chinese Vocational College Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya Wen ◽  
Huaruo Chen ◽  
Liman Pang ◽  
Xueying Gu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Female College ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The sample consisted of 529 students. The tools used to measure the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial self-efficacy were the Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Wong and Law and the Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Zhan. The results showed that there was a significant difference between male and female college students in entrepreneurial self-efficacy, but no significant difference between male and female college students in emotional intelligence. In entrepreneurial self-efficacy as well as emotional intelligence, there were significant differences between the third grade and the first and second grade, respectively. In addition, the results showed a significant positive correlation between entrepreneurial self-efficacy and emotional intelligence. With the improvement of the emotional intelligence level of vocational college students, the entrepreneurial self-efficacy will increase. The lower the emotional intelligence, the faster the improvement in entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The higher the emotional intelligence, the more stable the entrepreneurial self-efficacy. The university stage is considered an ideal entrepreneurial period, especially for vocational colleges’ students, who pay more attention to entrepreneurship and innovation education. Encouraging the cultivation of the emotional intelligence of vocational college students in life will help to improve personal entrepreneurial self-efficacy. This research emphasizes that improving the emotional intelligence of vocational college students can enhance their sense of self-efficacy in entrepreneurship and help students with entrepreneurship and career development.

scholarly journals Teacher Self-Efficacy and Teacher Burnout: A Study of Relations

2015 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 83-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Gholami
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teacher Burnout ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Reverse Relationship ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Teacher Self Efficacy ◽  
The Relationship

In any teaching and learning setting, there are some variables that play a highly significant role in both teachers’ and learners’ performance. Two of these influential psychological domains in educational context include self-efficacy and burnout. This study is conducted to investigate the relationship between the self-efficacy of Iranian teachers of English and their reports of burnout. The data was collected through application of two questionnaires. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI; Maslach& Jackson 1981, 1986) and Teacher Efficacy Scales (Woolfolk& Hoy, 1990) were administered to ten university teachers. After obtaining the raw data, the SPSS software (version 16) was used to change the data into numerical interpretable forms. In order to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and teachers’ burnout, correlational analysis was employed. The results showed that participants’ self-efficacy has a reverse relationship with their burnout. Keyword: teacher self-efficacy, teacher burnout

scholarly journals The Relationship between Peer Attachment and Aggressive Behavior among Chinese Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7123
Author(s):  
Haitao Liu ◽  
Kai Dou ◽  
Chengfu Yu ◽  
Yangang Nie ◽  
Xue Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Peer Attachment ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Potential Mechanism ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to test the association between peer attachment and aggressive behavior, as well as the mediating effect of regulatory emotional self-efficacy on this relationship. A total of 1171 (582 male, 589 female) Chinese adolescents completed self-reported questionnaires that assessed peer attachment, regulatory emotional self-efficacy, and aggressive behavior. Path analysis showed that the negative association between peer attachment and adolescent aggressive behavior was mediated by self-efficacy in managing negative emotions. However, the mediating effect of self-efficacy in expressing positive emotions was nonsignificant. Moreover, there was no significant difference in the indirect paths mentioned above between male and female respondents. These findings highlight self-efficacy in managing negative emotions as a potential mechanism linking peer attachment to adolescent aggressive behavior.

scholarly journals Placebo and nocebo effects in youth: subjective thermal discomfort can be modulated by a conditioning paradigm utilizing mental states of low and high self-efficacy

2021 ◽  
pp. 204946372110200
Author(s):  
Ella Weik ◽  
Regula Neuenschwander ◽  
Karin Jensen ◽  
Tim F Oberlander ◽  
Christine Tipper
Keyword(s):  
Placebo Effect ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Thermal Stimulus ◽  
Nocebo Effect ◽  
Conditioning Paradigm ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Nocebo Effects ◽  
Subjective Discomfort

Introduction: Conditioning is a key mechanism of placebo and nocebo effects in adults, but little is known about these effects in youth. This study investigated whether personalized verbal cues evoking a sense of high or low self-efficacy can induce conditioned placebo and nocebo effects on subjective discomfort of noxious heat in youth. Methods: In a structured interview, 26 adolescents (13–18 years) described personal situations in which they experienced a sense of high, low or neutral self-efficacy. Participants were then asked to recall these memories during a conditioning paradigm, in which a high thermal stimulus applied to the forearm was repeatedly paired with a low self-efficacy cue and a low thermal stimulus with a high self-efficacy cue. In a testing phase, high, low and neutral self-efficacy cues were paired with the same moderate temperature. We hypothesized that conditioned high and low self-efficacy cues would induce conditioned placebo and nocebo responses to moderate temperatures. Results: Moderate temperatures were rated as more uncomfortable when paired with the conditioned low compared with the neutral self-efficacy cue (nocebo effect). While in the whole-group analysis, there was no significant difference between ratings of moderate thermal stimuli paired with high compared with neutral self-efficacy cues (placebo effect), a sub-group of participants with a greater range of emotional valence between high and neutral self-efficacy cues revealed a significant placebo effect. The strength of the nocebo effect was associated with higher anxiety and lower hope. Conclusion: Conditioned associations using internal self-efficacy states can change subjective discomfort of thermal sensations.

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