Emotional Intelligence Moderated Middle School Teacher Wellbeing’s Impact on Fostering Creativity

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Keyword: Education

Abstract: Creativity is a critical 21st-century skill, yet students consistently underperform. Since teaching is among the most stressful job, we investigated whether emotional intelligence (EI) moderates the relationship between teacher wellbeing and creativity-fostering teaching behavior. Survey data from 302 teachers revealed that EI significantly strengthens the link between these two.