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Title: Investigating Fixed and Growth Teaching Mindsets and Self-Efficacy as Predictors of Language Teachers' Burnout and Professional Identity
Language: English
Authors: Nourollah Zarrinabadi (ORCID 0000-0002-2568-7959), Behrouz Jamalvandi, Mohsen Rezazadeh (ORCID 0000-0002-4477-2059)
Source: Language Teaching Research. 2026 30(4):1719-1737.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Professional Identity, Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Predictor Variables, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Private Education, Burnout, Measures (Individuals), Beliefs
Geographic Terms: Iran
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Maslach Burnout Inventory
DOI: 10.1177/13621688231151787
ISSN: 1362-1688
1477-0954
Abstract: Learning about the factors that play a positive or negative role in language teachers' dissatisfaction, stress and exhaustion, and challenge their identity as a teacher might provide teaching programs with suggestions on how to prevent teacher burnout. This study investigated whether teachers' mindsets about stability or malleability of teaching ability (fixed and growth mindsets) and self-efficacy predicted their burnout and professional identity beliefs. The participants of the present study were 166 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers. The teachers completed self-report scales on teaching mindsets, burnout, professional identity, and self-efficacy. The results of path analysis showed that fixed teaching mindsets productively predicted emotional exhaustion and depersonalization while growth teaching mindsets and teacher self-efficacy positively predicted personal accomplishment and teacher professional identity. The implications for future research in the field are presented.
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