ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
How transformational leadership reduces teachers' role stress: dual mediation of affective commitment and job satisfaction.
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- The Relationship Between Nursing Managers' Leadership Styles and Nurses' Artificial Intelligence Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Influence of Transformational Leadership Competence on Nurses' Intent to Stay: Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- The Narrow Corridor of Heartfelt Leadership: Social and Emotional Leadership Practices in Bureaucratic School Cultures.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Teacher stress is a growing concern in educational settings worldwide. Grounded in the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this study investigates how principals' transformational leadership influences role stress among primary and secondary school teachers. It particularly focuses on the mediating roles of affective commitment and job satisfaction. Methods: A quantitative survey was conducted among 433 teachers in China. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) and the PROCESS macro to explore both direct and indirect effects of transformational leadership on teacher role stress. Results: Transformational leadership was found to significantly reduce teachers' role stress (direct effect = -0.185, 95% Discussion: The study found that transformational leadership reduces teachers' role stress both directly and indirectly through affective commitment and job satisfaction. These results extend the application of COR theory by identifying emotional and motivational factors as key mediators. The findings also offer practical implications for enhancing teacher well-being through school leadership development.
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