Exploring the Relationship Between Teacher Leadership and Teacher Well-Being: The Mediating Roles of Trust in Leaders and Teacher Efficacy

• In Event: Friday Roundtable Session 11:25 am
  In Roundtable Session: Teacher and Principal Well-Being: Examining Organizational Stressors, Geography, and Teacher Leadership (Table 19)

Abstract

Teacher well-being has been a concern, but there has been a lack of research on how teacher leadership can contribute to teacher well-being, particularly through the meditating roles of trust in the leader and teacher efficacy. Using SEM and bootstrap methods and based on the findings from 1144 teachers, this study reports a positive relationship between teacher leadership and teacher well-being. This study also finds positive mediating roles of trust in the leaders and teacher efficacy in the relationship between teacher leadership and teacher well-being in a high-accountability and hierarchical system. This study provides an understanding of the transferability of teacher leadership theories across cultures and has practical significance for educational practice in similar contexts.

Authors

• Peng Liu, University of Manitoba

• Xiaofei Chen, South China Normal University

• Yaxi Cheng, Renmin University of China

• Shanshan Xiao, South China Normal University