Servant Leadership and Teachers’ Emotional Exhaustion
Author Information
Author(s): Wu Hongchao, Zhao Jun, Qiu Shaoping, Li Xiuhong
Primary Institution: Center for Educational Evaluation, South China Normal University
Hypothesis
How does school servant leadership impact teacher emotional exhaustion through hindrance stress and depersonalization?
Conclusion
Servant leadership significantly reduces teacher emotional exhaustion by alleviating hindrance stress and depersonalization.
Supporting Evidence
- Servant leadership has a strong negative relationship with emotional exhaustion.
- Hindrance stress and depersonalization mediate the relationship between servant leadership and emotional exhaustion.
- Teachers experience considerable hindrance stress and emotional exhaustion.
- Servant leadership behaviors can significantly reduce teachers' hindrance stress.
- High levels of social support from leaders can alleviate emotional exhaustion.
Takeaway
When school leaders help teachers feel supported, teachers feel less tired and stressed at work.
Methodology
The study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze data from a survey of teachers.
Potential Biases
Potential common method bias due to self-reported data.
Limitations
The study's cross-sectional design limits causal inference and does not account for hierarchical data.
Participant Demographics
75.34% female, average age 37.34 years, 51.83% elementary school teachers.
Statistical Information
P-Value
p<0.001
Confidence Interval
95% CI: −0.40 to −0.31 for hindrance stress; 95% CI: −0.07 to −0.01 for depersonalization.
Statistical Significance
p<0.01
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