The Predictive Value of Individual and Work-Related Resources for the Health and Work Satisfaction of German School Principals

Autor/inn/en	Dadaczynski, Kevin; Paulus, Peter; Horstmann, David
Titel	The Predictive Value of Individual and Work-Related Resources for the Health and Work Satisfaction of German School Principals
Quelle	In: Health Education Journal, 79 (2020) 2, S.225-236 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dadaczynski, Kevin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0017-8969
DOI	10.1177/0017896919867118
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Principals; Work Environment; Job Satisfaction; Health; Self Efficacy; Decision Making; Educational Resources; Predictor Variables; Incidence; Elementary Schools; Secondary Schools; Faculty Development; Cooperation; Administrator Role; Concept Formation; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Principal; Schulleiter; Arbeitsmilieu; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Gesundheit; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Bildungsmittel; Prädiktor; Vorkommen; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Sekundarschule; Co-operation; Kooperation; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Deutschland
Abstract	Objective: This study aimed to investigate individual and work-related resources (decision latitude, self-efficacy and work-related sense of coherence) and their relationship to health and work outcomes (general health, cognitive and emotional irritation, and work satisfaction) among German school principals. Method: In 2016, all teachers and principals in Lower Saxony, Germany, were invited to participate in an online-based cross-sectional study. Data from a sub-set of 1,026 school principals and members of the school leadership team (i.e. vice principals) were analysed using univariate and bivariate analysis and stepwise linear regression. Results: Findings revealed fairly high levels of self-efficacy and decision latitude and low levels of sense of coherence for administrative tasks. With regards to health, more than one quarter of respondents reported a poor general health status, and more than one third reported being dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their work. Primary school principals were more often affected by low levels of resources as well as lower health status and work satisfaction. Based on a series of regression analyses, decision latitude and self-efficacy proved to be the strongest predictors of all health and work outcomes. Conclusion: Given that school leaders are of critical importance for their entire school, this professional group should be placed more firmly in the focus of school health education and promotion. There is a particular need for health promotion measures for primary school principals, who have the least resources and the lowest health status. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01