Examining the Influence of Principal Positive Leadership and Sense of Humor on Teachers’ Wellbeing in UAE Public Schools

ABSTRACT

The study examines the influence of principals’ positive leadership and sense of humor on teachers’ well-being; it also explores whether teachers’ perceptions of their principals’ positive leadership, sense of humor, and well-being differed by teachers’ gender; and investigates whether the Western scales employed by the study are valid measures of the concepts in the United Arab Emirates context. Principals’ positive leadership was a significant contributor to teachers’ well-being for male and female teachers. However, the variables of the study significantly differed in favor of male teachers. The Western scales employed by the study were valid and reliable measures.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the Research Assistants that have contributed to the successful completion of this paper. Also, we are grateful to all the educators that took the time to complete the survey; without them, this will not be possible.

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data Availability Statement

The dataset generated during the current study is not publicly available to ensure the respondents’ anonymity and compliance with the ethical review application. The dataset is available from the corresponding author on reasonable request only.

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Funding

A research grant funding was initially awarded by United Arab Emirates University. However, the grant was terminated in the early stages due to the departure of the PI from this university. Consequently, no grant funding was used for the study.