Exploring the interplay between well-being, mindfulness, creativity, and work engagement among EFL teachers
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- Authors
- Zhi, R., & Wang, Y.
- Affiliations
- Nanjing Agricultural University (CN)
- Nanjing Normal University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Wang, Yongxiang
- Venue
- Thinking Skills and Creativity
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2025-06
- Volume
- 56
- Pages
- 101697
- ISSN
- 1871-1871 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4405018340
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 97
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 7
- FWCI
- 7.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Thinking Skills and Creativity (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Nanjing Normal University
- National Social Science Fund of China (22BYY023)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Keywords
- work engagement, teacher well-being, mindfulness, teacher creativity, EFL teachers, English as a foreign language, teacher emotional well-being, teacher engagement
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