Influence of Perceived Supervisor's Servant Leadership on The Childcare Teachers Job Stress Mediating Effect of Teacher Efficacy

This study investigates the structural relationships between childcare teachers' job stress, the director's servant leadership, and teacher efficacy. The sample included 330 childcare teachers from Daegu, Gyeongsangbuk-do Province. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 28.0 and AMOS 26.0, with model fit evaluated through the maximum likelihood estimation method. Goodness of fit was measured using SRMR, RMSEA, CFI, and TLI. The key findings are as follows: First, the director's servant leadership significantly reduces job stress among childcare teachers. Second, this director's servant leadership positively influences teachers' efficacy. Third, higher teacher efficacy is associated with lower job stress. Fourth, there is a significant indirect effect of the director's servant leadership on childcare teachers' job stress mediated by teacher efficacy. These implications suggest that enhancing the director's servant leadership and strengthening teacher efficacy can effectively prevent and manage job stress among childcare teachers.