Protecting language teachers from burnout: The roles of teaching mindset, teaching grit, and emotion regulation

• Sadoughi, Majid ^[1] ; Hejazi, S. Yahya ^[2] ; Khajavy, Gholam Hassan ^[3]
  1. [1] University of Kashan

     University of Kashan

     Irán

     
  2. [2] Semnan University

     Semnan University

     Irán

     
  3. [3] University of Graz

     University of Graz

     Graz, Austria

     

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• Localización: Language teaching research, ISSN 1362-1688, Vol. 30, Nº. 7, 2026, págs. 3812-3834
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Considering the demanding and stressful nature of the teaching profession in general and foreign language teaching in particular, teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) are prone to experience burnout, which may result in adverse consequences for not only teachers but also their students. Therefore, it is important to understand what factors can prevent EFL teachers from burnout. The present study investigated the roles of three individual difference factors, namely, growth teaching mindset, teaching grit, and emotion regulation in EFL teachers’ burnout. The data were collected from 218 EFL teachers through convenience sampling. The results of regression analysis and relative weight analysis indicated that growth teaching mindset and teaching grit negatively predicted burnout. In addition, while reappraisal emotion regulation strategies were negative predictors of teachers’ burnout, suppression strategies were positive predictors of burnout. Implications regarding how to protect teachers against burnout are presented based on the findings of the study.