The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigation
IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the impact of teachers' facial emotional displays (joy, neutrality, anger, and fear) on students' perceptions, compliance, and motivation.MethodsUsing an experimental design, data were collected from 121 students, aged 912, (M = 10.3, SD = 0.78),...
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| description | IntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the impact of teachers' facial emotional displays (joy, neutrality, anger, and fear) on students' perceptions, compliance, and motivation.MethodsUsing an experimental design, data were collected from 121 students, aged 912, (M = 10.3, SD = 0.78), from schools in Suceava, Romania. Participants were exposed to vignettes featuring teachers displaying different emotional expressions, and they completed questionnaires to assess their responses.ResultsThe intergroup comparisons revealed that joy had the most significant positive impact on students' willingness to participate, respect for the teacher, and overall enjoyment, while fear and anger led to negative outcomes.DiscussionThe findings encourage the positive emotional expressions in fostering better student-teacher relationships and improving classroom engagement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-beb3cbbb20a540e584d26d07270576d82025-08-20T04:00:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782025-08-011610.3389/fpsyg.2025.16130731613073The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigationMarius Marici0Iasmina Iosim1Cornelia Diana Marin2Faculty of Education Sciences, Ştefan cel Mare University, Suceava, RomaniaFaculty of Management and Rural Tourism, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” From Timişoara, Timişoara, RomaniaFaculty of Management and Rural Tourism, University of Life Sciences “King Mihai I” From Timişoara, Timişoara, RomaniaIntroductionThis study aimed to investigate the impact of teachers' facial emotional displays (joy, neutrality, anger, and fear) on students' perceptions, compliance, and motivation.MethodsUsing an experimental design, data were collected from 121 students, aged 912, (M = 10.3, SD = 0.78), from schools in Suceava, Romania. Participants were exposed to vignettes featuring teachers displaying different emotional expressions, and they completed questionnaires to assess their responses.ResultsThe intergroup comparisons revealed that joy had the most significant positive impact on students' willingness to participate, respect for the teacher, and overall enjoyment, while fear and anger led to negative outcomes.DiscussionThe findings encourage the positive emotional expressions in fostering better student-teacher relationships and improving classroom engagement.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1613073/fullemotional displayteacher's emotionsstudents' perceptionsexperimental designfacial expressions |
| spellingShingle | Marius Marici Iasmina Iosim Cornelia Diana Marin The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigation Frontiers in Psychology emotional display teacher's emotions students' perceptions experimental design facial expressions |
| title | The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigation |
| title_full | The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigation |
| title_fullStr | The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigation |
| title_short | The role of teachers' emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students-an experimental investigation |
| title_sort | role of teachers emotional facial expressions on student perceptions and engagement for primary school students an experimental investigation |
| topic | emotional display teacher's emotions students' perceptions experimental design facial expressions |
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