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What makes an efficacious teacher? The role of basic psychological needs and recovery from stressors in relation to teachers' self-efficacy and performance
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The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland
(Institute of Psychology)
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Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
(Laboratory of Work Psychology)
Online publication date: 2024-05-10
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Michał Szulawski
The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Institute of Psychology, Szczęśliwicka 40, 02‑353 Warsaw
Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(4):309-20
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Background: Studies suggest that teachers’ ability to perform their work tasks well is one of the most important antecedents of the achievements of students. This project was focused on verifying an underresearched relation among basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration, the way the teachers use their time to recover from work stressors, with their performance and self-efficacy. Material and Methods: The participants were 503 teachers from a representative sample of schools in Poland. In the study performance (Individual Work Performance Questionnaire), self-efficacy (Norwegian Teachers Self-Efficacy Scale), basic psychological needs (Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale), and recovery processes (Recovery Experience Questionnaire) were measured. Results: As expected, the results showed that there is a strong relation between basic psychological needs and teachers’ individual performance and self-efficacy. However, this relation is partially mediated by some recovery processes, mostly control and detachment. Conclusions: The results prove that, to some extent, the relation between basic psychological needs satisfaction and teachers’ performance and self-efficacy could be explained by the stress recovery processes undertaken by teachers in their free time. This study focused on explaining these relations and suggesting ideas for further studies in this domain. Med Pr
Work Health Saf. 2024;75(4):309–320