This study had some limitations, including the small sample size and the impossibility of generalizing findings
which were based on a specific sample of Iranian EFL teachers so that they would be applicable to the wider population of EFL teachers. Another major limitation of the present study was the complete reliance on self-report data in the assessment of EI and self-efficacy which are susceptible to self-presentation biases and may not be entirely accurate. Alternatively, one might argue that the assessment of self-efficacy beliefs by selfreport should be considered appropriate, as no observer could have the same accurate expert knowledge about
the individual as the individual himself or herself.