The Effects of Teachers' Personality Characteristics on Teacher-Student Interaction with the Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence

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1 Educational Science Department, Payeme Noor University,Tehran, Iran

2 Payame Noor University of tehran, Iran

3 Secretary of Physics, Farhangian University, Shahid Rajaei Shiraz, Iran

10.22111/jeps.2025.40830.4876

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of teachers' personality traits on teacher-student interaction with the mediating role of emotional intelligence among teachers in Lar. The research method was descriptive with correlation design. For this purpose, 300 teachers were selected by cluster sampling method and answered to teacher interaction questionnaire (Lardasmi and Kenny, 2001), personality traits questionnaire (NEO-FFI, McCrae and Costa, 1986), and emotional intelligence (Goleman, 2001). The results of path analysis showed that personality traits as the first level of model variables have both direct and indirect effects on teacher-student interaction. The indirect effect of all exogenous variables on teacher-student interaction was significant (p<0.01) which indicates the effective mediating role of emotional intelligence components in the relationship between personality traits and teacher-student interaction. It is worth noting that the four components of emotional intelligence also had a direct effect on teacher-student interaction. Among personality dimensions, conscientious had the greatest effect on the components of emotional intelligence. Therefore, one may conclude that teachers' personality traits affect their interaction with students through the mediating role of emotional intelligence. Meanwhile, the goodness of fit for model indicated the fit between theoretical model and the data. According to the research findings, it is suggested that education pay close attention to the personality and emotional intelligence of its teachers and also pay attention to them in selecting teachers and in-service courses.

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Journal of Educational Psychology Studies

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Available Online from 21 September 2025

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