Thr effect of resonant leadership on educational dynamics with the mediating role of psychological security

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the dimensions of resonant leadership on educational dynamics with the mediating role of psychological security in to provide a model for schools of the Education Office of Mazandaran province. This research was a descriptive survey which was applied in terms of its purpose. The data were collected with a researcher-made questionnaire using a mixed methods approach (qualitative-quantitative). The face and content validity of the questionnaire was (cvr = 0.72), and its reliability was evaluated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.87). The statistical population of this study included school principals of three academic programs in the academic year 2018 (n = 4865), of whom, 360 were selected as participants using stratified random sampling method according to the academic program. Exploratory factor analysis, Friedman test, and structural equations in SPSS and LISLERL were used to analyze the data. Five factors were identified after analysis of the coaching leadership, insightful leadership, psychological leadership, democratic leadership, and connective leadership. The findings also showed that the model has a good fit and in addition to the effect of resonant leadership on educational dynamics, the role of mental security as a mediating variable was confirmed. Therefore, identifying, promoting and applying the dimensions and components of resonant leadership can be a good criterion for achieving the educational goals in schools. Creating appropriate mental security in the school environment, which underlies educational dynamics, can also be helpful in this respect.