Cognitive reappraisal protects teachers from emotional exhaustion and burnout, while expressive suppression and surface acting are negatively linked to teaching effectiveness¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · theoretical r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Teachers' use of cognitive reappraisal is adaptive and protects against emotional exhaustion and burnout. → Elena Savina 2025 q2 i? Surface acting and suppressing emotional expression are negatively linked to teaching effectiveness, and student suppression exposure reduces students' positive emotions and prosocial behavior. → Elena Savina 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Elena Savina 2025¶

Elena Savina, Caroline Fulton, Christina Beaton. (2025). Teacher Emotional Competence: A Conceptual Model. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10018-2

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

The review reports, citing Donker et al. (2020) and Doyle et al. (2024), that "Teachers' use of cognitive reappraisal ... was found adaptive as it can protect teachers from emotional exhaustion and burnout." Reappraisal is also linked to more effective responding to students' negative emotions. No effect size is printed.

"Teachers' use of cognitive reappraisal (i.e., cognitive change in Gross' model) was found adaptive as it can protect teachers from emotional exhaustion and burnout (Donker et al., 2020; Doyle et al., 2024)."

Elena Savina 2025 (2)¶

Elena Savina, Caroline Fulton, Christina Beaton. (2025). Teacher Emotional Competence: A Conceptual Model. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10018-2

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

The review attributes to Aldrup et al. (2024) that "surface acting and suppressing the expression of emotions are negatively linked to teaching effectiveness," and cites Braun et al. (2020) that students of suppressing teachers experience fewer positive emotions and less prosocial behavior. No effect size is printed.

"Aldrup and colleagues' (2024) review found that surface acting and suppressing the expression of emotions are negatively linked to teaching effectiveness."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Emotional Intelligence — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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