Effects of psychological need thwarting during COVID-19 remote instruction on Chinese, math, and EFL teachers’ well-being and online teaching intentions.

Publication date: Nov 13, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic’s “Great Online Transition” significantly impacted teachers. Existing research on Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) lacks longitudinal designs and consideration of subject-specific contexts. This study, using the Stressor-Strain-Outcome framework, investigates psychological needs thwarting (PNT) during ERT on teachers’ well-being and online teaching intentions, considering subject of instruction as a potential factor. Data were collected from 1,369 Chinese primary and middle school teachers of Chinese literature, mathematics, and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at two time points: two weeks after ERT implementation (Time 1, mid-November 2021) and two months later, after returning to face-to-face teaching (Time 2, mid-January 2022). PNT, emotional exhaustion, psychological distress, and intention towards online teaching were evaluated. Among the types of PNT, competence thwarting emerged as the strongest predictor of emotional exhaustion, which was, in turn, associated with reduced online teaching intention and increased psychological distress. EFL teachers showed stronger associations between PNT, emotional exhaustion, and adverse outcomes, indicating higher susceptibility to strain during ERT. Subject of instruction, particularly for EFL teachers, significantly influences the relationship between PNT and teacher outcomes during ERT. Our findings underscore the need for subject-specific support strategies in online teaching environments.

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Concepts Keywords
Chinese Adult
Mathematics China
Pandemic COVID-19
Teachers Education, Distance
Emergency remote teaching
Female
Humans
Intention
Longitudinal study
Male
Mathematics
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Psychological Distress
Psychological need thwarting
SARS-CoV-2
School Teachers
Schoolteachers
Stress, Psychological
Well-being

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH COVID-19
disease MESH Emergency
disease MESH emotional exhaustion
disease MESH psychological distress
disease IDO susceptibility
drug DRUGBANK Coenzyme M
disease MESH psychological well being
disease MESH stroke
disease MESH job demands
disease IDO role
disease MESH burnout
drug DRUGBANK Methionine
disease MESH Depression
disease MESH Anxiety
drug DRUGBANK Aspartame
drug DRUGBANK Proline
disease IDO process
drug DRUGBANK Spinosad
drug DRUGBANK Vorinostat
drug DRUGBANK Troleandomycin
drug DRUGBANK Trestolone
disease MESH privacy
pathway REACTOME Reproduction

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