14. Teachstrong: The Power of Teacher Resilience for Second Language Practitioners

Researching and Practicing Positive Psychology in Second/Foreign Language Learning and Teaching: The Past, Current Status and Future Directions

Wang, Y., Derakhshan, A., & Zhang, L. J. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.731721 · Cited by 762

Developing resilience among Chinese and Iranian EFL teachers: A multi-dimensional cross-cultural study

Wang, Y., Derakhshan, A., & Rahimpour, H. (2022) · Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development · doi:10.1080/01434632.2022.2042540 · Cited by 157

Effects of Well-being, Grit, Emotion Regulation, and Resilience Interventions on L2 Learners’ Writing Skills

Rad, H. S., & Jafarpour, A. (2022) · Reading & Writing Quarterly · doi:10.1080/10573569.2022.2096517 · Cited by 122

EFL/ESL Teacher’s Resilience, Academic Buoyancy, Care, and Their Impact on Students’ Engagement: A Theoretical Review

Zhang, M. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.731859 · Cited by 97

Psychological Wellbeing, Mindfulness, and Immunity of Teachers in Second or Foreign Language Education: A Theoretical Review

Li, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.720340 · Cited by 93

Anxiety in language teachers: Exploring the variety of perceptions with Q methodology

Fraschini, N., & Park, H. (2021) · Foreign Language Annals · doi:10.1111/flan.12527 · Cited by 63

Language teacher perspectives on stress and coping

Gregersen, T., Mercer, S., & MacIntyre, P. D. (2021) · Foreign Language Annals · doi:10.1111/flan.12544 · Cited by 62

A Mixed-Methods Study on Senior High School EFL Teacher Resilience in China

Chu, W., & Liu, H. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.865599 · Cited by 56

The Impact of Chinese EFL Teachers’ Emotion Regulation and Resilience on Their Success

Li, L., & Lv, L. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.898114 · Cited by 47

The Contribution of Psychological Wellbeing and Emotion-Regulation to Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment

Noughabi, M. A., Fekri, N., & Hasankiadeh, F. K. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.889133 · Cited by 48

Language teacher metacognition: beyond the mirror

Hiver, P. V., Whiteside, Z., Solarte, A. C. S., & Kim, C. J. (2019) · Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching · doi:10.1080/17501229.2019.1675666 · Cited by 45

Chinese English as a Foreign Language Teachers’ Immunity and Mindfulness as Predictors of Their Work Engagement

Li, S. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.874356 · Cited by 40

Reviewing the effect of teachers’ resilience and wellbeing on their foreign language teaching enjoyment

Zhang, L. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1187468 · Cited by 36

Language Teacher Motivation Research: Its Ends, Means and Future Commitments

Kubanyiova, M. (2019) · The Palgrave Handbook of Motivation for Language Learning · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28380-3_19 · Cited by 32

Fostering and sustaining teacher resilience through integration of Eastern and Western mindfulness

Kowitarttawatee, P., & Limphaibool, W. (2022) · Cogent Education · doi:10.1080/2331186x.2022.2097470 · Cited by 31

The Interplay of Emotion Regulation, Resilience, and Teacher Identity: A Structural Equation Modeling Study of Chinese Middle School English Teachers

Gao, Y., Wang, X., & Reynolds, B. L. (2025) · Psychology in the Schools · doi:10.1002/pits.23507 · Cited by 25

Measuring language teacher resilience: Scale development and validation

Liu, H., Chu, W., Duan, S., & Li, X. (2024) · International Journal of Applied Linguistics · doi:10.1111/ijal.12562 · Cited by 23

Investigating the Interplay Among EFL Teachers’ L2 Grit, Self-efficacy, and Self-regulation: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis

Hasankiadeh, F. K., & Noughabi, M. A. (2022) · The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher · doi:10.1007/s40299-022-00688-9 · Cited by 22

Uncovering English as a foreign language teacher resilience: a structural equation modeling approach

Liu, H., & Chu, W. (2023) · Applied Linguistics Review · doi:10.1515/applirev-2022-0172 · Cited by 22

Straddling burnout and resilience: a Q methodology study among high school EFL teachers

Ding, X., Liu, Y., & Peng, J. (2023) · Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development · doi:10.1080/01434632.2023.2193171 · Cited by 21

Perception of Locals on Multiple Contributions of NTFPs to the Livelihoods of Forest Fringe Communities in Ghana

Asamoah, O., Danquah, J. A., Bamwesigye, D., Verter, N., Boakye, E. A., Samuel, A., Boaten, C. M., Kuittinen, S., Appiah, M., & Pappinen, A. (2024) · Forests · doi:10.3390/f15050861 · Cited by 21

Survive and Thrive in the Time of Changes: A Bibliometric Review of Teacher Resilience, 1998–2023

Li, X., & Chen, J. (2024) · Review of Educational Research · doi:10.3102/00346543241293786 · Cited by 20

EFL teachers’ immunity: a case of online language teaching

Gooran, M., Soleımanı, H., Alavi, S. M., & Jafarigohar, M. (2022) · Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development · doi:10.1080/01434632.2022.2044341 · Cited by 16

Investigation of Resilience among Teachers and in Teacher Education

Bordás, A. (2023) · Central European Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.37441/cejer/2023/5/1/11119 · Cited by 16

Problem-based Learning for Preservice Teachers of English as a Foreign Language

Amerstorfer, C. M. (2020) · Colloquium New Philologies · doi:10.23963/cnp.2020.5.1.4 · Cited by 15

Hungarian pre-service teachers’ motivation to become English teachers: Validating a questionnaire

Smid, D. (2018) · Journal of Adult Learning Knowledge and Innovation · doi:10.1556/2059.02.2018.02 · Cited by 14

Exploring the Mediating Role of EFL Teachers’ Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Resilience

Liu, H., Liu, B., & Zhou, X. (2024) · International Journal of Applied Linguistics · doi:10.1111/ijal.12672 · Cited by 13

Investigating the contribution of engagement and resilience to EFL teachers’ L2 grit

Shahvarani, F. S., Noughabi, M. A., & Razi, A. (2023) · Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development · doi:10.1080/01434632.2023.2284893 · Cited by 11

The roles of teacher growth mindset and resilience in predicting burnout among Chinese EFL teachers: a mediation model including teaching motivation

Shen, Y., & Guo, H. (2025) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-025-06031-z · Cited by 9

Exploring language teachers’ collective resilience: experiences of Chinese language teachers in a transnational university in China

Zhu, Y., & Li, C. (2023) · Language Culture and Curriculum · doi:10.1080/07908318.2023.2240348 · Cited by 8

Examining the resilience of two early career world language teachers: a two-year case study

Davis, W. S., & Borden, R. S. (2024) · Language Culture and Curriculum · doi:10.1080/07908318.2024.2369581 · Cited by 6

Re-Thinking Teachers’ Roles for One-to-One Teaching

Jenei, G., Sváb, Á., & Zólyomi, A. (2024) · GiLE Journal of Skills Development · doi:10.52398/gjsd.2024.v4.i2.pp71-91 · Cited by 6

Bilingual education in the Region of Murcia: a qualitative study on teachers’ views.

Brady, I. K., & García-Pinar, A. (2019) · Elia · doi:10.12795/elia.mon.2019.i19.08 · Cited by 6

Motivation, Well-Being, and Resilience: The Case of World Language Educators at West Virginia University

Thompson, A. S., Chalupa, C., & Stjepanović, S. (2025) · Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning · doi:10.52598/jpll/7/1/7 · Cited by 4

Teacher Burnout and Resilience

Aghayani, B., & Syahid, A. (2025) · IGI Global eBooks · doi:10.4018/979-8-3373-2449-4.ch002 · Cited by 3

Triggers and Supports of International Visiting EFL Teachers’ Directed Motivational Currents

Koné, K. (2025) · Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning · doi:10.52598/jpll/7/1/5 · Cited by 2

The facilitating role of English as a foreign language teachers’ positive psychological capital and cognitive flexibility in their professional success

Zhang, J., Li, L., & Liao, Q. (2024) · International Journal of Applied Linguistics · doi:10.1111/ijal.12612 · Cited by 2

Language teacher associations as a nexus of research and practice: A collaborative autoethnography

Davis, W. S., Borden, R. S., Frantz, K., & Yue, W. (2025) · System · doi:10.1016/j.system.2025.103710 · Cited by 2

Investigating the Role of Resilience, Foreign Language Teaching Enjoyment, and Mindfulness in Predicting Loving Pedagogy in English Language Teaching

Alipour, S., Ghaniabadi, S., & Noughabi, M. A. (2025) · Psychology in Russia State of Art · doi:10.11621/pir.2025.0305 · Cited by 2

Exploring Turkish EFL teachers’ negative emotions and professional detachment in episodic narratives: a Ricoeurian analysis of the critical incidents

Kırmızı, Ö., & Kızıldağ, A. (2025) · Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching · doi:10.1080/17501229.2025.2483894 · Cited by 1

The Role of Language Teachers’ Appraisal Disposition and Situated Coping in the Experience of (Un)pleasant Emotion(s)

Goetze, J. (2025) · Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning · doi:10.52598/jpll/7/2/1 · Cited by 1

Authenticity at Work: English Teachers’ Experiences of Authentic and Inauthentic Acting

Henry, A., & Olsén, S. (2021) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-69720-4_3 · Cited by 1

Language Teacher Resilience: Antecedents and Experiences

Stewart, G., & Reinders, H. (2024) · Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning · doi:10.52598/jpll/6/1/2 · Cited by 1

The Novice Years of TESOL Teaching

Farrell, T. S. C. (2025) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781118784235.eelt1004.pub2 · Cited by 1

Enabling Teachers as Front Liners in Maintaining Learners’ Emotional Well-Being during Covid-19 Context: Ubuntu/Botho as a Guiding Principle

Lephoto, M. N. R. (2021) · Journal of Education Teaching and Social Studies · doi:10.22158/jetss.v3n1p42

The subtle art of (re)framing your mind

Yousef, D. (2023) · Qualitative Research Journal · doi:10.1108/qrj-07-2022-0100

The Interplay between Chinese EFL Teachers’ Resilience and AgencyPreprint

Qin, L., Derakhshan, A., Wang, Y., & He, Y. (2023) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3220765/v1

Resilience and Virtues for Health Promotion with Neurodiversity

Ntinda, K. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-92-1290-3_102

Investigating Language Teacher Immunity in Terms of Challenges and Opportunities for Professional Development

Durmaz, Z., & Gürsoy, S. (2025) · Kuramsal Eğitimbilim · doi:10.30831/akukeg.1491091

Could Positive Psychology Be the Missing Link in Language Education?

Tıkız‐Ertürk, G. (2025) · IGI Global eBooks · doi:10.4018/979-8-3373-2449-4.ch001

Developing Grit in EFL Instructors

Akyüz, A., & Tanış, A. (2025) · IGI Global eBooks · doi:10.4018/979-8-3373-2449-4.ch004

Opettajan resilienssi ammattikorkeakoulun muuttuvassa toimintaympäristössä : fenomenografinen tutkimus ammattikorkeakouluopettajien käsityksistä ja kokemuksista resilienssistä

Aine, R. (2025) · Lauda (University of Lapland)

International Students' Perceptions of Social Exclusion and Foreign Language Learning Anxiety: The Role of Resilience and Mindfulness

Tunca, A., & Bahşi, N. (2025) · Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi · doi:10.17066/tpdrd.1553119

How do language teachers’ emotions matter? Examining the relationships between emotion regulation strategies, teaching enjoyment, resilience, and work engagement in the multilingual context

Li, J., Jiang, Y., Hu, H., Li, L., & Liu, Y. (2026) · Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching · doi:10.1080/17501229.2026.2628926

Thriving or surviving? Language educators’ post-pandemic health and wellbeing

Goetze, J. (2026) · ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Exploring the roles of growth mindset, self-compassion, job crafting, and resilience among university-level ELT teachers

Zaimoğlu, S., & Dağtaş, A. (2026) · Humanities and Social Sciences Communications · doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08456-6

Teaching with Resilience: Unpacking the Interplay Between Professional Competence and Teacher Immunity in EFL Contexts

Özcan, A., & Akyıldız, S. T. (2026) · Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi · doi:10.31464/jlere.1851244

TPACK and digital literacy among foreign language teachers in higher education institutions: a cross-sectional serial mediation analysis

Zhu, S., Cao, X., Hu, J., Dai, Z., & Ma, J. (2026) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-026-75679-7

Multidimensional Orientations, Contextual Embeddedness, and Cognitive Turn in Teacher Resilience Research—A Literature Review and Future Directions

黄, 辉. (2026) · Creative Education Studies · doi:10.12677/ces.2026.1410802

15. Making the Transition into Teacher Education: Resilience as a Process of Growth

Kostoulas, A., & Lämmerer, A. (2018) · Multilingual Matters eBooks · doi:10.21832/9781783099467-019 · Cited by 19

6. Resilience in Language Teaching: Adaptive and Maladaptive Outcomes in Pre-Service Teachers

Kostoulas, A., & Lämmerer, A. (2020) · Channel View Publications eBooks · doi:10.21832/9781788928342-010 · Cited by 21

10. Language Teacher Efficacy Belief Development

Thompson, G. (2020) · Channel View Publications eBooks · doi:10.2307/jj.22730652.17

7 The Triumph Over Experience: Hope and Hardiness in Novice L2 Teachers

Hiver, P. V. (2016) · Channel View Publications eBooks · doi:10.21832/9781783095360-008 · Cited by 33

10. The Relational Beliefs and Practices of Highly Socioemotionally Competent Language Teachers

Gkonou, C., & Mercer, S. (2018) · Multilingual Matters eBooks · doi:10.21832/9781783099467-014 · Cited by 24