Healthy Schools: Antecedents, Mechanisms, and Resilient Outcomes of Health-Oriented Leadership in the School Staff
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The study of the relationship between leadership and health has received much research attention in the past decade. In the course of this, specific concepts of healthy leadership have been developed. The focus of this thesis is on health-oriented leadership in the school context. Three research questions are answered. 1) Can health-oriented leadership by leaders in the school context promote resilience in staff? 2) What fundamental mechanisms mediate this link between health-oriented leadership and staff resilience? 3) What are predictors of health-oriented leadership at the school leaders’ level? These questions were addressed with the help of three empirical studies. It turned out that the direct connection between health-oriented leadership and the resilience of the employees could be supported in one of two studies. Both psychological capital and the psychosocial safety climate proved to be important mechanisms in this relationship. Finally, it was found that work-related resources and the work commitment of school leaders, in particular, contribute to their ability to show more health-oriented leadership towards their staff. This work thus advances the scientific understanding of the predictors and consequences of health-oriented leadership.