When Compassion Matters Most: Self-Efficacy as a Moderator of Compassion Effects on Teacher Performance Perceptions

= 0.027; bootstrap CI included zero). Organizational compassion functions as a compensatory resource, most powerfully supporting teachers who lack personal resources. This challenges assumptions that organizational interventions uniformly benefit all employees and suggests that compassion-based interventions should be strategically targeted toward teachers experiencing lower self-efficacy. The study advances theoretical understanding of resource substitution mechanisms and provides actionable guidance for optimizing limited organizational resources in educational settings.