Liu Lili, Zaman Umer
School of physical Education, Xihua University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610039, China.
Endicott College of International Studies, Woosong University, Daejeon 34606, Republic of Korea.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2025 May;255:104965. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104965. Epub 2025 Apr 6.
The current study uses socio-ecological systems theory to study the influence of servant leadership on the innovative behavior of the teacher in relation to physical education in Chinese schools. The research examines the intermediating roles of school climate for creativity and creative self-efficacy of teachers and the moderating role of leader support for innovation. Of the 600 self-administered questionnaires that were issued, 408 were duly completed through a three-wave face-to-face survey in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen. Hypotheses were tested using the structural equation modeling technique by employing Smart-PLS. This study establishes that servant leadership significantly predicts teachers' innovative behavior through the mediating mechanisms of a school climate for creativity, the teacher's creative self-efficacy, and the moderation role of leader support for innovation. These findings support the significance of servant leadership in creating an innovative and encouraging school climate and provide practical implications for educational managers and policy makers keen on enhancing innovation in physical education.
本研究运用社会生态系统理论，探讨在中国学校中，服务型领导对体育教师创新行为的影响。该研究考察了学校创新氛围和教师创新自我效能感的中介作用，以及领导对创新支持的调节作用。在发放的600份自填式问卷中，通过在北京、上海、广州和深圳进行的三轮面对面调查，共收回408份有效问卷。研究假设通过运用Smart-PLS软件的结构方程建模技术进行检验。本研究证实，服务型领导通过创新氛围、教师创新自我效能感的中介机制以及领导对创新支持的调节作用，显著预测教师的创新行为。这些研究结果支持了服务型领导在营造创新和鼓励性学校氛围方面的重要性，并为热衷于加强体育教育创新的教育管理者和政策制定者提供了实践启示。
