A1 Journal article (refereed)
Teachers’ occupational well-being in relation to teacher–student interactions at the lower secondary school level (2024)

Chan, S. W., Pöysä, S., Lerkkanen, M.-K., & Pakarinen, E. (2024). Teachers’ occupational well-being in relation to teacher–student interactions at the lower secondary school level. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 68(6), 1137-1154. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2023.2204114

The research was funded by Strategic Research Council at the Research Council of Finland.

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Chan, Sze Wah; Pöysä, Sanni; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Pakarinen, Eija

Journal or series: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research

ISSN: 0031-3831

eISSN: 1470-1170

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 25/04/2023

Volume: 68

Issue number: 6

Pages range: 1137–1154

Publisher: Routledge

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2023.2204114

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/86722

Abstract

This study investigated the relation between teachers’ occupational well-being and the quality of teacher–student interactions in lower secondary schools in Finland. Teachers (N = 48) self-rated their occupational well-being in terms of engagement, stress, job demands, and emotional exhaustion. Teacher–student interactions in classrooms were video-recorded and coded with the Classroom Assessment Scoring System. The results of multivariate regression analyses showed that teachers who reported higher work-related stress were observed with a lower quality of emotional support, classroom organization, and instructional support when controlling for background factors. It is proposed that the observed quality of teacher–student interactions is related to teachers’ work-related stress in lower secondary schools.

Keywords: teachers; well-being at work; teacher-pupil relationship; exhaustion; work engagement; general upper secondary school

Free keywords: teacher occupational well-being; teacher–student interactions; burnout; work engagement; emotional exhaustion; lower secondary school

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VIRTA submission year: 2023

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