CORRECTION article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Educational Psychology
This article is part of the Research TopicMental Health Challenges in Vulnerable Groups: Psychological Well-Being, Learning, and Support in Disadvantaged ContextsView all 10 articles
Correction: Leave or stay? A narrative inquiry of tensions in novice English teachers' professional identity construction at China's private universities
Provisionally accepted
- 1Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou, China
- 2The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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The reference for ' Kaye, D. (2023). The effect of self-discrepancies on emotions and life satisfaction. Biomed. Sci. Clin. Res. 2, 94-99' was erroneously included in the article. This reference has been removed from the article, and its in-text citation has now been removed from Section 3 'Theoretical framework', Subsection 3.3 'Self-discrepancy theory', Paragraph 2. Schlechter et al. (2022) was not cited in the article. The citation has now been inserted in Section 3 'Theoretical framework', Subsection 3.3 'Selfdiscrepancy theory', Paragraph 2 and should read: "In the construction of professional images, discrepancies between two self-concepts produce emotional issues or psychological discomfort (Higgins, 1987). The discrepancy between actual self and ideal self will result in dejection-related emotions (disappointment, dissatisfaction, shame) (Schlechter et al., 2022)."The reference for Schlechter et al. ( 2022) has been added to the references list:
Keywords: narrative inquiry, Novice English teacher, professional identity construction, tensions, Private university
Received: 21 Nov 2025; Accepted: 05 Dec 2025.
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* Correspondence: Xiangchen Zhang
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