Proactive Motivations: The Mediating Role Between Instructional Leadership and Teacher Job Crafting

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Abstract

This study explores the mediating role of three proactive motivations in the relationship between instructional leadership and teachers’ job crafting. Specifically, it examines: (1) can-do motivation (self-efficacy), (2) reason-to motivation (personal growth initiative), and (3) energized-to motivation (enjoyment, anxiety, and anger). Analysis of data from 998 teachers reveals that: (1) all three proactive motivations significantly mediate the effect of instructional leadership on job crafting; (2) personal growth initiative is closely associated with demand-related job crafting; and (3) anxiety exhibits a stronger correlation with job crafting compared to enjoyment.

Authors

• Xianhan Huang, The Education University of Hong Kong

• Shiyu Zhang, The University of Hong Kong

• Wen SHAO, University of Hong Kong

• Mingyao Sun, Hong Kong Polytechnic University