Transformational Leadership style and occupational stress among primary School Teachers in Tanzania

Abstract

This study focused on assessing how transformational leadership style affects occupational stress among public primary school teachers in Tanzania, Morogoro Municipality being as a case study. A sample size of 618 primary school teachers was used for data collection. A cross-sectional survey was done in 51 schools in Morogoro Municipality from January to March, 2020. The study examined how four elements of transformational leadership style affect occupational stress. The study used multiple linear regression analysis to examine how four components of transformational leadership which includes inspirational motivation, idealized influence, individual consideration and intellectual stimulation relate with occupational stress. The study found that all four components individual influence (β= -.154, p=.001), inspirational motivation (β= -.122, p=.000), intellectual stimulation (β= -.112, p=.002), individual consideration (β= -.179, p=.000) have significant negative relationship with occupational stress. This implies that the use of transformational leadership can help in reducing amount of stress that primary school teachers’ experience.