Student misbehavior and teacher well-being: Testing the mediating role of the teacher-student relationship

By Karen Aldrup, U. Klusmann, O. Lüdtke, Richard Göllner, Ulrich Trautwein. Learning and Instruction, 2018

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Abstract Asked about major job stressors, teachers consistently name classroom disturbances or disciplinary problems. Furthermore, student misbehavior has been linked to reduced occupational well-being. However, there is a pressing need to uncover the psychological processes explaining this association. In their model of teacher well-being, Spilt, Koomen, and Thijs (2011) suggested the teacher-student relationship as a mediator. To test this assumption, the present study used longitudinal data from N = 222 teachers who rated student misbehavior in their classroom, the teacher-student relationship, and their well-being in terms of emotional exhaustion and work enthusiasm. In addition, the teachers' students (N = 4111) were asked about behavior problems in their class. The results revealed links between teacher-rated student misbehavior, increased exhaustion, and decreased enthusiasm. Student-rated misbehavior was correlated with teacher well-being to a lesser extent. Furthermore, the teacher-student relationship was positively associated with teacher well-being and mediated the link between teacher-perceived misbehavior and enthusiasm.

Subfields: Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Social Psychology

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Preschool Teachers’ Emotional Exhaustion in Relation to Classroom Instruction and Teacher-child Interactions (2020, background): “…in any way. teachers’ practices by focusing on teachers’ feelings of emotional exhaustion, which represents one of the core components of well-being (Aldrup et al., 2018; Maslach & Leiter, 1999; Maslach et al., 2001; Skaalvik & Skaalvik, 2010) and is closely tied to studies of teacher stress…”