Examining the Association among Leadership Behaviour, Workers' Well-Being, and Organizational Trust in Educational Settings

Abstract This study aimed to examine the associations of leadership behavior, workers' wellbeing, and organizational trust in a school setting. It also examines the mediating role of workers’ well-being in the relationship between leadership behavior and organizational trust in educational settings. Using correlational and mediation research design, data for 282 selected secondary and high school employees was analyzed using SPSS PROCESS macro. Schools and Participants were selected using purposive sampling technique. Findings revealed that there is evidence of significant positive associations among these constructs, with a significant mediating role of workers' well-being in the link between leadership behavior and organizational trust. These findings suggest that leadership behavior and workers’ well-being are critical in building high level of school organizational trust amongst the employees. It is then recommended that school leaders should adopt dynamic leadership styles that promotes positive levels of employees’ wellbeing which in turn will create high level of trusts in the school systems. Keywords: leadership behavior, workers' well-being, organizational trust.