Teachers' self-concepts and emotions: Conceptualization and relations

• Published in: Teaching and teacher education Vol. 70; pp. 111 - 120
• Main Authors: Lohbeck, Annette, Hagenauer, Gerda, Frenzel, Anne C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2018
• Subjects: Conceptual separability; Emotions; Relations; Self-concepts; Teachers; Conceptual separability; Relations; Teachers; Self-concepts; Emotions
• ISSN: 0742-051X; 1879-2480
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2017.11.001

The present study with 248 German teachers examined the conceptual separability of six dimensions of teachers’ self-concept (pedagogical skills, subject content knowledge, consulting, innovation, media use, diagnostics) and three emotions (enjoyment, anger, anxiety) as well as relations of these constructs. Results showed that all self-concepts and emotions were clearly separable from each other. All six self-concepts were positively related to enjoyment and negatively related to anxiety and anger. However, regression analysis revealed that only self-concept of pedagogical skills was positively linked to enjoyment and negatively linked to anger, while only self-concept of subject content knowledge was negatively linked to anxiety. •Teachers' self-concepts are multifaceted.•Teachers' self-concepts are differentially related to specific emotions.•Only self-concept of pedagogical skills is positively linked to enjoyment.•Only self-concept of pedagogical skills is negatively linked to anger.•Only self-concept of subject content knowledge is negatively linked to anxiety.