ERIC Number: EJ1455044
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-4018
EISSN: EISSN-1932-586X
Correlations between Innate and Environmental Traits and the Attitudes' Assessment toward Active Listening among Early Childhood Educators
International Journal of Listening, v39 n1 p67-82 2025
The aim of the study is to examine the correlation between innate (neuroticism and openness) and environmental (self-esteem and emotional regulation strategies) personality traits and the attitudes' assessment toward active listening (AL) among early childhood educators in Israel. Accordingly, this study presents a multipath analysis model exploring the correlations between all those variables. In this study, AL was evaluated using the active listening attitude scale (ALAS) questionnaire, which measures a person-centered attitude through three key factors: "listening attitude," which identifies values that support active listening; "listening skill," which represents the technical expression of active listening; and "conversation opportunity," which identifies listening situations conducive to AL. AL is perceived as an interpersonal communication skill that encourages listeners to integrate multi-sensory and cognitive processes to produce positive and supportive outcomes. To facilitate AL, listeners should be emotionally stable, well-regulated, and possess high self-esteem. Early educators have a decisive influence on children's behavior, so this study examines personality traits and the educators' perception toward active listening. A survey conducted among 390 early childhood educators, both female and male, indicated that both innate and environmental emotional traits correlate with two major factors of AL: "listening attitude" and "listening skill." The path analysis model supports the perception that an effective and supportive listener must have a stable, open and curious emotional foundation, along with emotional regulation skills and high self-esteem.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Listening, Listening Skills, Self Esteem, Personality Traits, Interpersonal Communication, Cognitive Processes, Self Management, Emotional Development, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Skills, Teacher Effectiveness, Vocational Aptitude, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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