Background:With the widespread adoption of synchronous online instruction,concerns have arisen regarding teachers’professional functioning in this new context.While previous studies have extensively explored teacher ...Background:With the widespread adoption of synchronous online instruction,concerns have arisen regarding teachers’professional functioning in this new context.While previous studies have extensively explored teacher psychology,the control-value theory(CVT)provides additional insights into teachers’experiences.As limited research has specifically addressed the psychological experiences of primary school teachers in online teaching settings,this study investigated the relationships among teachers’online self-efficacy,anxiety,and engagement through the CVT framework.Methods:This study employed a quantitative research design,conducting a questionnaire survey of 1037 Chinese primary school teachers recruited through convenience and snowball sampling.Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling was first applied to validate the constructs.Subsequently,a structural equation model was developed and tested to examine the relationships between the key variables.A mediation analysis further explored the indirect effect of teacher self-efficacy on engagement through anxiety,consistent with CVT propositions.Results:Structural Equation Modelling results revealed that teachers’self-efficacy was a significant predictor of both anxiety(β=−0.165,p<0.001)and engagement(β=0.707,p<0.001).Anxiety also significantly predicted engagement(β=−0.097,p<0.001).Mediation analysis further demonstrated that anxiety partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and engagement(β=0.016).Conclusion:While anxiety can impede teachers’full engagement in online teaching,self-efficacy appears to buffer against anxiety’s negative effects,ultimately enhancing teaching effectiveness.These findings offer valuable insights for improving teachers’online teaching experiences and optimizing educational outcomes in digital environments.展开更多
文摘Background:With the widespread adoption of synchronous online instruction,concerns have arisen regarding teachers’professional functioning in this new context.While previous studies have extensively explored teacher psychology,the control-value theory(CVT)provides additional insights into teachers’experiences.As limited research has specifically addressed the psychological experiences of primary school teachers in online teaching settings,this study investigated the relationships among teachers’online self-efficacy,anxiety,and engagement through the CVT framework.Methods:This study employed a quantitative research design,conducting a questionnaire survey of 1037 Chinese primary school teachers recruited through convenience and snowball sampling.Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling was first applied to validate the constructs.Subsequently,a structural equation model was developed and tested to examine the relationships between the key variables.A mediation analysis further explored the indirect effect of teacher self-efficacy on engagement through anxiety,consistent with CVT propositions.Results:Structural Equation Modelling results revealed that teachers’self-efficacy was a significant predictor of both anxiety(β=−0.165,p<0.001)and engagement(β=0.707,p<0.001).Anxiety also significantly predicted engagement(β=−0.097,p<0.001).Mediation analysis further demonstrated that anxiety partially mediated the relationship between self-efficacy and engagement(β=0.016).Conclusion:While anxiety can impede teachers’full engagement in online teaching,self-efficacy appears to buffer against anxiety’s negative effects,ultimately enhancing teaching effectiveness.These findings offer valuable insights for improving teachers’online teaching experiences and optimizing educational outcomes in digital environments.
