Systematic review uncovers the link between emotional well-being and teaching performance, highlighting the need for supportive educational policies.
Teaching professionals continually face challenges that affect their work performance. One of these challenges is related to emotional well-being, which is influenced by the different work demands, institutional changes, the teaching-learning activity itself, and the interaction with students. Considering the impact on teacher performance, assessing and considering their emotional well-being is necessary. This article aimed to analyze how teaching performance is mediated by emotional well-being. For this purpose, a systematic literature review was carried out, the search process of which was supported by the PRISMA methodology. The search process was carried out in the Scopus, WoS, and SciELO databases, from which a total of 24 articles were obtained that met the established inclusion criteria. It is concluded that for effective work performance, teachers must enjoy emotional well-being; in addition, educational policies must be oriented to ensure the emotional health of teachers, making appropriate interventions that focus on the different negative and positive emotions that these professionals may experience in their daily practice.
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