Emotional response to teaching and research

A new paper by Stupnisky, Hall, Pekrun is summarized by Inside Higher Ed. The paper takes a deeper look at the emotions of faculty engaged in teaching and research and presents findings that suggest that paying attention to the emotional state of faculty could help the university improve outcomes. For example, the article, "Professors Have Feelings, Too," suggests that tenure-track faculty might have negative feelings about research that are caused more by the tenure process than by research. Also, the paper talks about ways that collegiality is impacted by research emotions:

In terms of implications for institutions, Stupnisky found that perceived collegiality correlated with both teaching and research emotions, and perceived balance correlated specifically with research emotions. Collegiality was also a significant, direct predictor of control and value and an indirect predictor of success in both the teaching and research domains via faculty emotions.

As universities continue to evolve, this could be a valuable element to making new faculty more successful and better adjusted.