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TY - JOUR
AU - Qazi Muhammad Nadeem ,
AU - Dr. Allah Noor Khan ,
PY - 2025/12/24
Y2 - 2025/12/25
TI - The Impact of Principals’ Empathy And Social Skills on Teachers’ Work Engagement
JF - `
JA - ASSAJ
VL - 4
IS - 02
SE - Articles
DO -
UR - https://www.assajournal.com/index.php/36/article/view/1211
SP - 2888-2900
AB - <p><em>This research study investigated the relationship between school principals' interpersonal skills of empathy and social skills and the work engagement of their teachers. A sample of 18 principals and 48 teachers was taken from the district Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Descriptive analyses revealed that principals demonstrated high levels of both empathy (M = 5.60, SD = 0.26) and social skills (M = 5.55, SD = 0.37) on a 7-point scale. Teachers similarly reported high and uniform levels of work engagement (M = 5.42, SD = 0.22). Correlational analysis identified statistically significant, positive relationships between both principals’ empathy (r = .375, p = .002) and social skills (r = .360, p = .017) and teachers’ work engagement. A subsequent regression analysis confirmed that together, these two interpersonal competencies accounted for a significant but modest portion (14.4%) of the variance in teachers’ work engagement scores (R = .379, R² = .144). The study concludes that principals' empathy and social skills are positively associated with teachers’ work engagement and represent a valuable focus for leadership development, they operate within a broader ecosystem of influences. Recommendations for future research include employing longitudinal and multi-method designs, exploring mediating mechanisms, and integrating a wider range of predictive variables into comprehensive models.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords:</em></strong> <em>Principals’ Empathy, Social Skills of School Leaders, Teachers’ Work Engagement, Educational Leadership, School Organizational Climate</em></p>
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