Students’ Trait Emotional Intelligence and Perceived Teacher Emotional Support in Preventing Burnout: The Moderating Role of Academic Anxiety

Luciano Romano, Xin Tang, Lauri Hietajärvi, Katariina Salmela-Aro and Caterina Fiorilli
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Luciano Romano: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy
Xin Tang: Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, 10014 Helsinki, Finland
Lauri Hietajärvi: Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, 10014 Helsinki, Finland
Katariina Salmela-Aro: Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, 10014 Helsinki, Finland
Caterina Fiorilli: Department of Human Sciences, University of Rome LUMSA, 00193 Rome, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: The current study sought to investigate the role of trait emotional intelligence and perceived teacher emotional support in school burnout. Furthermore, the moderating role of academic anxiety in these relationships was examined. A sample of 493 Italian high school students (81.9% female) aged 14–19 years (M = 16.27, SD = 1.48) was involved in the study. A latent moderated structural equation approach was performed to test the hypothesized model. The results showed that both trait emotional intelligence and perceived teacher emotional support were negatively associated with school burnout. Moreover, academic anxiety moderated the relation between perceived teacher emotional support and school burnout. Specifically, when the level of anxiety was high, the protective role of perceived teacher emotional support toward burnout was weakened. Findings are discussed in light of the protective role of resources on burnout and considering the detrimental impact of academic anxiety in school settings.

Keywords: school burnout; trait emotional intelligence; teacher emotional support; academic anxiety; high school students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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