Journal Article

Teacher emotions in the classroom: associations with students' engagement, classroom discipline and the interpersonal teacher-student relationship

Hagenauer, Gerda, Hascher, Tina, Volet, Simone E.

2015

Overview

The present study explores teacher emotions, in particular how they are predicted by students' behaviour and the interpersonal aspect of the teacher-student relationship (TSR). One hundred thirty-two secondary teachers participated in a quantitative study relying on self-report questionnaire data. Based on the model of teacher emotions by Frenzel (2014), teachers rated their experienced joy, anger and anxiety during classroom instruction (dependent variable). Students' motivational behaviour (= engagement), socio-emotional behaviour (= discipline in class) and relational behaviour (= closeness; interpersonal TSR) were assessed as the independent variables. Teachers' self-efficacy beliefs served as a control variable. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that the interpersonal relationship formed between teachers and students was the strongest predictor for teachers' joy (positive relation) and anxiety (negative relation), whereas lack of discipline in class best predicted teachers' anger experiences. Students' engagement also proved a significant predictor of teacher emotions. The results suggest that interpersonal TSR plays a particularly important role in teachers' emotional experiences in class.

• Publisher: Springer,Springer Netherlands,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Achievement Need / Attachment theory / Behavior Problems / Beliefs / Classroom management / Classroom Techniques / Classrooms / Correlation / Discipline / Discipline Problems / Education / Educational Environment / Educational Psychology / Educational Quality / Educational Research / Elementary Education / Emotional Experience / Emotional Response / Emotions / Hierarchical Linear Modeling / Interpersonal Relationship / Job Satisfaction / Learner Engagement / Learning / Learning Motivation / Motivation / Pedagogic Psychology / Personal relationships / Positive Attitudes / Predictor Variables / Primary Education / Professional relationships / Psychological Patterns / Quantitative analysis / Questionnaires / Role / Secondary School Teachers / Self Efficacy / Statistical Analysis / Student Behavior / Student Motivation / Student teacher relationship / Teacher Attitudes / Teacher Effectiveness / Teacher Motivation / Teacher Student Relationship / Teacher Transfer / Teachers / Teaching / Teaching Methods