Effects of a Female Principal’s Leadership Style on Teachers’ Work Stress
Kesan Gaya Kepemimpinan Pengetua Wanita Terhadap Tahap Stres Guru
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Female leaders were asserted to be more critical and analytic in thinking, and working under female leaders was assummed to have higher stress level compared to working under male leaders. This study explores the relationship between the leadership styles of a female principal and the work stress level of a group of shchool teachers wroking under her (n=70) . In this study, the “Leader Behaviour Desciption Questionnaire” was administrated to the school teachers to collect data concerning the leadership styles of the female school principal, and the “Leader Behaviour Analysis II – self” was administrated to the female principal to collect data concerning the principal’s leadership styles from her own perspective. Besides that, data concerning the teachers’ work stress level were collected through the “Job Related Stress Questionaire”. Result shows no significant relationship between the female principal’s leadership style and school teachers’ stress level.Abstract
Female leaders were asserted to be more critical and analytic in thinking, and working under female leaders was assummed to have higher stress level compared to working under male leaders. This study explores the relationship between the leadership styles of a female principal and the work stress level of a group of shchool teachers wroking under her (n=70) . In this study, the “Leader Behaviour Desciption Questionnaire” was administrated to the school teachers to collect data concerning the leadership styles of the female school principal, and the “Leader Behaviour Analysis II – self” was administrated to the female principal to collect data concerning the principal’s leadership styles from her own perspective. Besides that, data concerning the teachers’ work stress level were collected through the “Job Related Stress Questionaire”. Result shows no significant relationship between the female principal’s leadership style and school teachers’ stress level.
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