Does basic need satisfaction mediate the link between stress exposure and well-being? A diary study among beginning teachers

• Published in: Learning and instruction Vol. 50; no. 50; pp. 21 - 30
• Main Authors: Aldrup, Karen, Klusmann, Uta, Lüdtke, Oliver
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Arbeitsbelastung; Begeisterung; Berufliche Kompetenz; Berufsanfänger; Einfluss; Emotion; Emotional exhaustion; Erfahrung; Erschöpfung; Individueller Unterschied; Lehrer; Lehrerkollegium; Need for relatedness; Ressource; Schule; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Self-determination theory; Soziale Beziehung; Stress; Teacher stress; Wohlbefinden; Work enthusiasm; Zufriedenheit; Self-determination theory; Need for relatedness; Teacher stress; Emotional exhaustion; Work enthusiasm

An imbalance between work-related stressors and resources, which [the authors] refer to as stress exposure, is often found to impair teachers’ occupational well-being. However, the psychological mechanisms that explain this relationship are mostly unknown. [The authors] assumed that satisfaction of...