The mediating role of emotions in the relation between beliefs and teachers' job satisfaction

This study investigates the patterns of relations between beliefs, emotions, and job satisfaction in 249 Italian inservice teachers. Participants were assessed on their growth and fixed mindsets, self-efficacy beliefs, emotions associated with various components of their professional engagement and job satisfaction. Mediational analyses shed light on the mediating role of teaching and role emotions in the relation between beliefs and job satisfaction. Specifically, teachers' high self-efficacy beliefs positively impact on job satisfaction if negative teaching and role emotions are contained at low levels.