ERIC Number: EJ1466150
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-May
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
Available Date: 2025-01-31
Teacher Professional Identity on Teacher Empathy: The Moderating Roles of Competence and Growth Values and Ego-Resilience
Changkang Sun1; Linyi Zhuang1; Weilong Xiao1; Xinwei Li2; Binghai Sun1
Psychology in the Schools, v62 n5 p1530-1538 2025
Teacher empathy is important in reducing students' aggressive behavior, strengthening interpersonal cooperation, and promoting prosocial behavior. Previous research has shown that empathy could be predicted by a teacher's professional identity, but little is known about the moderating factors affecting the relationship between professional identity and teacher empathy. This study was conducted to examine the moderating roles of competence and growth values, and ego-resilience in the relationship between teacher professional identity and empathy. Using the convenience sampling method, 1200 teachers from kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools participated in this study by using an online network platform. Regression analysis was used to examine the moderating effects. These results showed that: (1) Teacher empathy was positively associated with teacher professional identity; (2) when teachers have high levels of competence and growth values and ego-resilience, the influenced effect of professional identity on empathy was the most. Improving teachers' professional identity, competence and growth values, and ego-resilience could strengthen teachers' empathy.
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Professional Identity, Teacher Attitudes, Empathy, Teacher Competencies, Resilience (Psychology), Teacher Student Relationship, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Correlation, Values
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1College of Psychology, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China; 2College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China