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Beyond the 'Positive Halo': How Perceived Transformational Principals Influence Teachers' Unethical Professional Behaviour?

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Title: Beyond the 'Positive Halo': How Perceived Transformational Principals Influence Teachers' Unethical Professional Behaviour?
Language: English
Authors: Chao Pan (ORCID 0000-0002-7376-0305)
Source: European Journal of Education. 2026 61(1).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Transformational Leadership, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Junior High School Teachers, Principals, Ethics, Professionalism
DOI: 10.1111/ejed.70508
ISSN: 0141-8211
1465-3435
Abstract: This study, based on the social exchange theory, investigated the potential mechanisms of principals' transformational leadership in teachers' unethical professional behaviour. After collecting the data of 489 teachers in junior schools, we found that: (1) Perceived transformational principal has an indirect positive relationship with teachers' unethical professional behaviour and this relationship is mediated by psychological empowerment. (2) School power distance negatively moderated the effect of perceived transformational principal on teachers' psychological empowerment, which means that when the power distance was higher, the positive relationship of perceived transformational principal and teachers' psychological empowerment would be weakened.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1498006
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