The Interplay Between Turkish EFL Teachers' Well-Being and Resilinece: The Mediating Role of Workplace Gratitude

The role of perceived levels of gratitude in second and foreign language education due to its persuasive role in an individual's well-being and satisfaction has been considerably highlighted in the previous decades. However, the interplay among perceived levels of gratitude, well-being, and resilience for English as a foreign language teachers has received scant attention so far. To fill this gap, the present study sought to investigate the associations between 453 Turkish EFL teachers' perceived levels of gratitude, well-being, and resilience, along with the predictive power of perceived levels of gratitude on maintaining professional well-being and resilience. The findings of the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) analysis indicated a significant positive correlation between perceived levels of gratitude, well-being, and resilience among Turkish EFL teachers. The results also highlighted the predictive power of perceived levels of gratitude on the perceived well-being and resilience of the participants. Finally, several implications for the cultivation of teacher gratitude at the perceived levels were discussed.