Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment

IntroductionThis study explores the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment in the relationship between emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behaviors among pre-service music teachers.MethodsA total of 458 pre-service music teachers (Mage = 22.56, SD = 1....

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Main Authors: Xin Jiang, Yanli Tong
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1557806/full
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description IntroductionThis study explores the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment in the relationship between emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behaviors among pre-service music teachers.MethodsA total of 458 pre-service music teachers (Mage = 22.56, SD = 1.97, 26.42% male, 73.58% female) participated in an empirical survey, employing the Emotional Intelligence Scale, Psychological Empowerment Scale, Career Commitment Scale, and Innovative Teaching Behavior Scale. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) with SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 to test the proposed mediation effects.ResultsThe results revealed significant positive relationships between emotional intelligence, psychological empowerment, career commitment, and innovative teaching behaviors. Mediation analysis demonstrated that emotional intelligence influences innovative teaching behaviors through the sequential mediation of psychological empowerment and career commitment.DiscussionThese findings highlight the critical roles of psychological empowerment and career commitment in fostering innovative teaching behaviors. This study offers empirical evidence to enhance the innovative teaching capacities of pre-service music teachers and provides valuable implications for educational practice.
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spelling doaj-art-e9b5af358f9e4e7a8d0e31f5be6f58ef2025-08-20T02:24:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-04-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.15578061557806Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitmentXin Jiang0Yanli Tong1Department of Music, Universiti Malayai, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFaculty of Language and Culture, Ningde Normal University, Ningde, ChinaIntroductionThis study explores the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment in the relationship between emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behaviors among pre-service music teachers.MethodsA total of 458 pre-service music teachers (Mage = 22.56, SD = 1.97, 26.42% male, 73.58% female) participated in an empirical survey, employing the Emotional Intelligence Scale, Psychological Empowerment Scale, Career Commitment Scale, and Innovative Teaching Behavior Scale. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) with SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 to test the proposed mediation effects.ResultsThe results revealed significant positive relationships between emotional intelligence, psychological empowerment, career commitment, and innovative teaching behaviors. Mediation analysis demonstrated that emotional intelligence influences innovative teaching behaviors through the sequential mediation of psychological empowerment and career commitment.DiscussionThese findings highlight the critical roles of psychological empowerment and career commitment in fostering innovative teaching behaviors. This study offers empirical evidence to enhance the innovative teaching capacities of pre-service music teachers and provides valuable implications for educational practice.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1557806/fullemotional intelligenceinnovative teaching behaviorpsychological empowermentcareer commitmentpre-service music teachersmediation effect
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Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment
Frontiers in Psychology
emotional intelligence
innovative teaching behavior
psychological empowerment
career commitment
pre-service music teachers
mediation effect
title Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment
title_full Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment
title_fullStr Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment
title_full_unstemmed Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment
title_short Emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre-service music teachers: the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment
title_sort emotional intelligence and innovative teaching behavior of pre service music teachers the chain mediating effects of psychological empowerment and career commitment
topic emotional intelligence
innovative teaching behavior
psychological empowerment
career commitment
pre-service music teachers
mediation effect
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1557806/full
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