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. 2022 Mar 28;13:826828. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.826828

TABLE 5.

Teachers’ positive and negative emotions during emergency remote teaching.

Positive emotions Negative emotions


Happiness Hope Pride Relief Anxiety Nervousness Shame Sadness Boredom
Age Cramer’s V 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.05 0.12 0.1
X2 (9, N = 916) 16.88 12.54 11.86 16.4 18.84 17.56 7.67 38.69 25.34
Significance level 0.051 0.19 0.22 0.06 0.03 0.04 0.57 <0.001 0.00
Interpretation N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Teachers aged between 38 and 45 years are more likely to feel more anxious Teachers aged 37 years or less are more likely to feel more nervous N.A. Teachers aged 37 years or less are more likely to feel sadder Teachers aged 37 years or less are more likely to feel more bored
Educational level Cramer’s V 0.11 0.06 0.07 0.12 0.12 0.12 0.16 0.13 0.15
X2(15, N = 916) 34.78 8.57 14.84 37.62 36.91 40.98 67.68 46.76 57.86
Significance level 0.03 0.9 0.46 0.00 0.00 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Interpretation Primary and secondary teachers are more likely to feel less happy N.A. N.A. Primary and secondary teachers are more likely to feel less relieved Primary and secondary teachers are more likely to feel anxious Primary and secondary teachers are more likely to feel nervous Secondary teachers are more likely to never feel ashamed Primary and secondary teachers are more likely to feel sad Secondary teachers are more likely to never feel bored
Experience years Cramer’s V 0.11 0.05 0.08 0.05 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.1 0.11
X2 (9, N = 789) 27.94 4.88 15.44 5.70 10.70 16.38 6.07 22.55 27.02
Significance level 0.00 0.85 0.08 0.77 0.3 0.06 0.73 0.01 0.00
Interpretation Teachers whose experience is less than 6 years are more likely to feel less happy N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Teachers whose experience is less than 6 years and between 7 and 15 years are more likely to feel sad Teachers whose experience is more than 25 years are more likely to never feel bored
Gender Cramer’s V 0.09 0.05 0.09 0.13 0.14 0.16 0.11 0.16 0.13
X2 (3, N = 916) 6.83 2.45 7.23 15.37 16.88 21.89 10.88 22.57 15.10
Significance level 0.08 0.49 0.07 0.00 0.00 <0.001 0.01 <0.001 0.00
Interpretation N.A. N.A. N.A. Women are more likely to feel less relieved Women are more likely to feel anxious Women are more likely to feel nervous Women are more likely to feel similarly ashamed Women are more likely to feel sad Women are more likely to never feel bored
School type Cramer’s V 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.08 0.1 0.09 0.04 0.07 0.03
X2 (3, N = 916) 15.07 13.91 12.85 6.09 9.60 7.11 1.57 4.16 0.83
Significance level 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.11 0.02 0.07 0.67 0.25 0.84
Interpretation Teachers from public schools are more likely to feel less happy Teachers from public schools are more likely to feel similarly hopeful Teachers from public schools are more likely to feel similarly proud N.A. Teachers from public schools are more likely to feel anxious N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Students’ Socioeconomic Status Cramer’s V 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.1 0.06
X2 (9, N = 899) 23.11 18.07 20.65 16.79 8.07 11.53 13.42 26.06 8.35
Significance level 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.052 0.53 0.24 0.15 0.00 0.5
Interpretation Teachers whose students come from low SES are more likely to feel less happy Teachers whose students come from intermediate low SES are more likely to feel similarly hopeful Teachers whose students come from intermediate low SES are more likely to feel similarly proud N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Teachers whose students come from low SES are more likely to feel sad N.A.