Investigating the mediating role of scientific optimism in the relationship between authentic leadership and job engagement of English language teachers

Industrial and organizational psychologists in order to increase the efficiency and productivity of employees and organizations, have identified and examined the important psychological structures affecting the effectiveness of organizations and the variables of job motivation, Authentic leadership and scientific optimism have always been considered .the Purpose Of This Study Was To Investigating The Mediator Role Of The scientific Optimism In Relationship Between Authentic Leadership And The Teachers' Job Engagement. Study Is Applied And The Research Method Was Descriptive Correlational. The Statistical Population Consisted Of All English language teachers In The City Of Sanandaj That According To The Morgan Table And Using A Random Stratified Method, 190 Individuals Were Selected As Samples. They Responded To Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Academic Optimism Questionnaire, Job Engagement Questionnaire. The Results Were Analyzed Using Structural Equation Modeling Method. Findings Indicated That Authentic Leadership And Academic Optimism Had A Direct Effect On Job Engagement, The Authentic Leadership Also Had A Direct Effect On Academic Optimism, The Authentic Leadership Also Had An Indirect Effect On Job Engagement By Mediating Role Academic Optimism And And The Hypothesized Model Of Research Was Suitable Fit. Therefore, It Can Be Said That Authentic Leadership And Academic Optimism Are Important Variables Related To Job Engagement For Teachers.