investigating the relationships of iraqi efl teachers’ emotion regulation, resilience and psychological well-being

In recent years, the target of research shifted from students to teachers and different dimensions of teachers’ characteristics such as teacher education, personality and identity were widely researched. among teacher’s psychological factors, in efl context, teachers’ emotion regulation, resilience and their psychological well-being became the center of attention in recent years. the main purpose of this investigation was to explore the relationship between iraqi efl teachers’ emotion regulation, resilience and their psychological well-being. to this end, 450 iraqi efl teachers were selected as the participants and 421 filled the relevant questionnaires which were distributed through sharing the link of google form containing the questionnaires. the results of data analyses revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between teachers’ emotion regulation and their well-being. moreover, multiple regression analysis proved that teachers’ resilience and emotion regulation were significant predictors of their psychological well-being and teacher resilience had a higher predictability power. the findings will be helpful for teacher trainers and decision makers to improve the quality of novice and student teachers regarding their emotion regulation, resilience and psychological well-being.

investigating the relationships of iraqi efl teachers’ emotion regulation, resilience and psychological well-being

in recent years, the target of research shifted from students to teachers and different dimensions of teachers’ characteristics such as teacher education, personality and identity were widely researched. among teacher’s psychological factors, in efl context, teachers’ emotion regulation, resilience and their psychological well-being became the center of attention in recent years. the main purpose of this investigation was to explore the relationship between iraqi efl teachers’ emotion regulation, resilience and their psychological well-being. to this end, 450 iraqi efl teachers were selected as the participants and 421 filled the relevant questionnaires which were distributed through sharing the link of google form containing the questionnaires. the results of data analyses revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between teachers’ emotion regulation and their well-being. moreover, multiple regression analysis proved that teachers’ resilience and emotion regulation were significant predictors of their psychological well-being and teacher resilience had a higher predictability power. the findings will be helpful for teacher trainers and decision makers to improve the quality of novice and student teachers regarding their emotion regulation, resilience and psychological well-being.