The relationship between the ethical leadership of school principals and School culture with the innovative work behavior of teachers with mediating role of psychological security and the moderator of proactive personality

Subject Areas : Creativity and innovation from psychological, epistemological, educational and pedagogical

Mahdie Sepahvand ^{1 *} , Morteza Omidian ² , Manije Shehni Yailagh ³ , Gholamhossein Maktabi ⁴

1 - 1. PhD student in Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran Ahvaz University, Ahvaz, Iran
2 - 2. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
3 - Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran

Received: 2024-01-14 Accepted : 2024-09-10 Published : 2024-11-28

Keywords: innovative work behaviors, ethical leadership style, school culture, psychological safety, proactive personality, ,

Abstract :

Objective: The purpose of this research was to investigate the causal relationship between the ethical leadership of school principals and school culture with innovative work behaviors with the mediating role of psychological security and moderating proactive personality in elementary school teachers of Khorram Abad city. Research method: This research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of method. The statistical population of the research included all the teachers working in primary education in districts one and two of Khorramabad city in the academic year of 1402-1403. In this research, the sample size was estimated to be 300 people according to the free parameters, who were selected based on the multi-stage random sampling method. In order to collect data, a standard questionnaire was used. In addition to descriptive indices, SPSS version 21 software and structural equation analysis in Amos software were used for data analysis. Findings: Findings show that the relationship between the ethical leadership style of managers and innovative work behaviors of teachers, the relationship between school culture and innovative work behaviors of teachers, the relationship between ethical leadership of managers and psychological security of teachers, the relationship between school culture and psychological security of teachers and the relationship between psychological security and innovative work behaviors of teachers are positive and meaningful. Also, the relationship between the ethical leadership style of managers and the innovative work behaviors of teachers with the mediation of psychological security and the relationship between school culture and the innovative work behaviors of teachers with the mediation of psychological security is also positive and significant. Also, proactive personality plays a moderating role in the relationship between ethical leadership style of managers and innovative work behaviors of teachers and the relationship between school culture and innovative work behaviors of teachers. Conclusion: Using the appropriate leadership style, such as ethical leadership and creating strong morale in schools, makes employees find common ideas about psychological safety in the workplace, and relying on this positive and constructive atmosphere in the organization without fear of possible mistakes of ideas and express their opinions.

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