Emotional intelligence, self‐efficacy, and coping among Chinese prospective and in‐service teachers in Hong Kong
- 20 May 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Educational Psychology
- Vol. 28 (4), 397-408
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410701668372
Abstract
Emotional intelligence (intrapersonal and interpersonal) and general teacher self‐efficacy were assessed to represent personal resources facilitating active and passive coping in a sample of 273 Chinese prospective and in‐service teachers in Hong Kong. Intrapersonal emotional intelligence and interpersonal emotional intelligence were found to predict significantly active coping strategy, but teacher self‐efficacy did not contribute independently to the prediction of active coping even though there was some evidence that teacher self‐efficacy might interact with intrapersonal emotional intelligence in the prediction of active coping, especially for male teachers. The implications of the findings for preventive intervention efforts to combat teacher stress through teaching to enhance emotional intelligence are discussed.Keywords
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