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This study examined whether mathematics teachers\u2019 perceived instructional autonomy was associated with their reported emphasis on students\u2019 social and emotional skill development and whether overall teacher self-efficacy statistically carried part of that association. Data came from 863 teachers in 352 schools in TALIS 2024 T\u00fcrkiye. Analyses retained the teacher weight, school clustering, and the 100 official Fay-BRR replicate weights for the separately calibrated ISCED 2 and ISCED 3 populations. Instructional autonomy was positively associated with self-efficacy and with reported social\u2013emotional emphasis, and self-efficacy was positively associated with the outcome. The statistical indirect association was positive (B = 0.140, 95% CI [0.100, 0.179]); all four primary hypotheses were supported. The association was positive at both educational levels, and no statistically reliable difference from teachers of other subjects was detected. 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