Teacher request politeness: Effects on student positive emotions and compliance intention

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of teacher request politeness on student positive emotions and compliance intention. Teachers’ high politeness requests are found to be more likely to elicit positive emotions, such as happiness, than low politeness requests. The findings also indicate that positive emotions mediate the effects of teacher request politeness on student compliance intention. Teachers request politeness first elicits positive emotions from students, which then affect their compliance intention.