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Exploring the Relationships between Pre-Service Preparation and Student Teachers’ Social-Emotional Competence in Teacher Education: Evidence from China

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  • Siping Wu

    (College of Teacher Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China)

  • Xiaoshuang Zhu

    (College of Teacher Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China)

  • Guoxiu Tian

    (College of Teacher Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China)

  • Xiaowei Kang

    (College of Teacher Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China)

Abstract

The role of social-emotional competence in sustaining teachers’ professional development has been increasingly gaining prominence. Using Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, this study attempted to explore the deep internal mechanisms of the influence of university climate on student teachers’ social-emotional competence in the context of China. A cluster sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey on 1776 student teachers from 20 universities in 17 provinces of China. This study uses a structural equation model to analyze the effect of university climate and basic psychological needs on social-emotional competence, which is moderated by relative deprivation. This study found that university climate has a significant positive effect on social-emotional competence; the association between university climate and social-emotional competence is mediated by basic psychological needs; relative deprivation plays a moderating role. The direct effect of university climate on social-emotional competence and the path from university climate to basic psychological needs were moderated by relative deprivation. Specifically, compared with low relative deprivation individuals, the university climate had a weaker positive effect on social-emotional competence and basic psychological needs in high relative deprivation individuals. Based on above empirical evidence, this study shed light on the mechanism for cultivating student teachers’ social-emotional competence, thus improving our understanding of the sustainable professional development of teachers from an emotional perspective.

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  • Siping Wu & Xiaoshuang Zhu & Guoxiu Tian & Xiaowei Kang, 2023. "Exploring the Relationships between Pre-Service Preparation and Student Teachers’ Social-Emotional Competence in Teacher Education: Evidence from China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-16, January.
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