TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of servant leadership on the life satisfaction of basic education teachers
T2 - the mediating role of satisfaction with job resources
AU - Quinteros-Durand, Ronald
AU - Almanza-Cabe, Robinson B.
AU - Morales-García, Wilter C.
AU - Mamani-Benito, Oscar
AU - Sairitupa-Sanchez, Liset Z.
AU - Puño-Quispe, Lucy
AU - Saintila, Jacksaint
AU - Saavedra-Sandoval, Renán
AU - Paredes, Alcides Flores
AU - Ramírez-Coronel, Andrés Alexis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Quinteros-Durand, Almanza-Cabe, Morales-García, Mamani-Benito, Sairitupa-Sanchez, Puño-Quispe, Saintila, Saavedra-Sandoval, Paredes and Ramírez-Coronel.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background: Life satisfaction is essential for teachers’ work performance and student learning. Additionally, servant leadership has been shown to be one of the best leadership practices as it promotes employee well-being and satisfaction. Moreover, satisfaction with job resources acts as a mediator in the relationship between servant leadership and life satisfaction by influencing individual and collective performance in the organization. Objective: This research aimed to evaluate the mediating role of satisfaction with job resources in the relationship between servant leadership and life satisfaction. Methods: The study was cross-sectional and explanatory. 620 teachers aged between 20 and 62 years (M = 35 and SD = 9.49) participated in the study. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to measure life satisfaction, service leadership, and job resource satisfaction through the use of questionnaires. Results: The results indicated that the model obtained an adequate fit, χ2 = 2,658, df = 551, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.941, TLI = 0.936, RMSEA = 0.079, SRMR = 0.070. The results confirm the positive influence of leadership on satisfaction with resources and life satisfaction. Additionally, a positive influence of satisfaction with job resources on life satisfaction was observed. Moreover, the mediation of job resources in servant leadership and life satisfaction was confirmed. Conclusion: Servant leadership, supported by satisfaction with job resources, can reduce effort and associated costs, stimulate personal growth and learning, and improve the well-being of teachers.
AB - Background: Life satisfaction is essential for teachers’ work performance and student learning. Additionally, servant leadership has been shown to be one of the best leadership practices as it promotes employee well-being and satisfaction. Moreover, satisfaction with job resources acts as a mediator in the relationship between servant leadership and life satisfaction by influencing individual and collective performance in the organization. Objective: This research aimed to evaluate the mediating role of satisfaction with job resources in the relationship between servant leadership and life satisfaction. Methods: The study was cross-sectional and explanatory. 620 teachers aged between 20 and 62 years (M = 35 and SD = 9.49) participated in the study. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to measure life satisfaction, service leadership, and job resource satisfaction through the use of questionnaires. Results: The results indicated that the model obtained an adequate fit, χ2 = 2,658, df = 551, p < 0.001, CFI = 0.941, TLI = 0.936, RMSEA = 0.079, SRMR = 0.070. The results confirm the positive influence of leadership on satisfaction with resources and life satisfaction. Additionally, a positive influence of satisfaction with job resources on life satisfaction was observed. Moreover, the mediation of job resources in servant leadership and life satisfaction was confirmed. Conclusion: Servant leadership, supported by satisfaction with job resources, can reduce effort and associated costs, stimulate personal growth and learning, and improve the well-being of teachers.
KW - education
KW - life satisfaction
KW - resources
KW - servant leadership
KW - teachers
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1167074
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1167074
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85176394892
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 14
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 1167074
ER -
