The Modeling of the Impact of Ethical Leadership and Psychological Empowerment on Teachers’ Job Engagement: The Mediating Role of Professional Ethics
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 15 No. 40 (1404),
14 July 2025
,
Page 1-18
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v15i40.48815
Abstract
Background and Aim: Considering the vital role of teachers in the educational system, examining the factors that enhance their job engagement is of particular importance. The purpose of the present research is to model the effect of ethical leadership and psychological empowerment on job engagement based on the mediating role of teachers' professional ethics.
Methods: This research employed a descriptive (non-experimental) method and a correlational design using structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population consisted of all primary school teachers in Ardabil city during the 2021-2022 academic year, totaling 3,450 individuals. Due to COVID-19-related limitations, convenience sampling was employed. A total of 390 questionnaires were distributed, of which 374 were fully completed and returned. Data were collected using the Ethical Leadership Questionnaire by Brown et al. (2005), the Professional Ethics Questionnaire by Petty (1990), the Psychological Empowerment Questionnaire by Spreitzer (1989), and the Job Engagement Questionnaire by Schaufeli et al. (2006). Hypotheses were tested using Lisrel software and structural equation modeling techniques.
Ethical Considerations: In this study, the principles of authenticity, honesty, and integrity were strictly observed. All participants were informed about the objectives of the research and provided their responses to the questionnaires with full awareness and consent.
Results: The results indicated that ethical leadership influences job engagement through the mediating role of teachers’ professional ethics. Psychological empowerment also impacts job engagement via the mediating effect of professional ethics. Additionally, ethical leadership was found to have a direct effect on both job engagement and professional ethics. Similarly, psychological empowerment had a significant effect on both job engagement and professional ethics. Finally, professional ethics itself had a significant impact on teachers’ job engagement.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that professional ethics serves as a significant mediator, enhancing the influence of ethical leadership and psychological empowerment on teachers’ job engagement.
- Ethical Leadership
- Psychological Empowerment
- Job Engagement
- Professional Ethics
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