Paternal leadership and its role in reducing workplace bullying: The mediating role of psychological well-being: Analytical research of the opinions of a sample of teachers working in schools in Babylon Governorate

Authors

  • Sinan Aliwi Abbas Babil Education Directorate. Babil Governorate- Iraq
  • Hussein Ali Abdullah Accounting Department, College of Administration and Economics, University of Karbala https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6203-5159
  • Idris Muhammad Ali University Presidency, University of Karbala

Keywords:

paternalistic leadership, workplace bullying, psychological well-being.

Abstract

The research aimed to demonstrate the impact that paternal leadership exerts in reducing bullying in the workplace through the mediating role of psychological well-being at the level of a sample of teachers working in some schools in Babil Governorate. The problem was represented by several questions, the most important of which was (Does paternal leadership contribute to reducing or reducing bullying in the workplace in the studied schools. The descriptive analytical method was used as one of the methods used in social and administrative research. The questionnaire was used as a main tool in collecting data. The researched community consisted of four schools located in Babylon Governorate. The selected sample amounted to (100) teachers working in those schools. A number of statistical methods were used, including: normal distribution test, confirmatory factor analysis, and the following statistical programs were adopted (SPSS; Amos; Microsoft Excel). One of the most prominent results reached was that paternal leadership contributes to reducing bullying in the workplace, in addition to the psychological well-being variable mediating the relationship between the dependent and independent variables.

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Published

2024-12-03

How to Cite

سنان عليوي عباس, حسين علي عبد الله, & ادريس محمد علي. (2024). Paternal leadership and its role in reducing workplace bullying: The mediating role of psychological well-being: Analytical research of the opinions of a sample of teachers working in schools in Babylon Governorate. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 20(82), 42–66. Retrieved from https://mail.journals.uokerbala.edu.iq/index.php/ijas/article/view/2758