AUTHOR=Pan Menglai , Liu Jieying 

TITLE=Chinese English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Wellbeing and Motivation: The Role of Mindfulness

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906779

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.906779

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Teaching is a career with great instances of anxiety and exhaustion in all stages of education with particular difficulties associated with the attribute of language instruction. The notion of motivation might be a significant fundamental mechanism since demotivated educators are distressed due to the anxious feature of the instructing career. Moreover, educators’ well-being has been demonstrated to have a pivotal function in the path of instruction and learners’ success. On the other hand, to mitigate both motivation and well-being among teachers, one of the mental traits in this filed, namely mindfulness can be effective as it is a technique that link to positive effects when used as an administrative strategy for alleviating stress and concern that bring about motivation and well-being. As a result, the purpose of the study is to investigate the predictor role of mindfulness on teachers’ motivation and well-being. In this study, 577 teachers (235 male and 342 female) Chinese English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers at different colleges, universities, and institutes in 13 provinces among which Jiangsu and Zhejiang province accounted for 26,69%, while other provinces made up 65.86% and 2 municipalities directly under the central government (Beijing and Chongqing; 7.45%). were kindly accepted to participate in the present study, and they answered the three questionnaires, namely motivation, mindfulness, and well-being. The results of the study through a linear regression analysis indicated that teachers’ mindfulness could significantly predict both teachers’ well-being and motivation. According to the results, some pedagogical suggestions for the policymakers, educator trainers, materials developers, and language educators are offered. Ultimately, guidance for further studies is proposed to L2 scholars who are interested.