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The Mediating Effect of Supervisors’ Servant Leadership on Cynicism and Psychological Empowerment of Teachers in Childcare Centers Using Structural Equation Model
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of supervisors’ servant leadership oncynicism and psychological empowerment that teachers experienced working in childcare centers usingStructural Equation Model. The subjects were 569 childcare centers teachers. Questionnaires which requiredself-reporting were used to investigate cynicism, psychological empowerment and supervisors’ servantleadership. Results were obtained using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and they are as follows.First, the childcare center teachers’ cynicism had an influence on the supervisors’ servant leadership. Second,the supervisors’ servant leadership showed an effect on the psychological empowerment of children. Third,the childcare center teachers’ cynicism indirectly influenced the psychological empowerment by thesupervisors’ servant leadership. The results of the study suggest promotion of psychological empowermentof childcare center teachers through encouragement of servant leadership in their supervisors.