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Structural Model of Motivation and Leadership Effects on Teacher Loyalty Mediated by Job Satisfaction in Indonesia

The Journal of Educational Development · Vol. 13 No. 1 (2025)

DOI
10.15294/jed.v13i1.16374
ISSN
2502-4469, 2085-4943
Published
2025-05-20
Publisher
Universitas Negeri Semarang
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Abstract

Teacher loyalty represents a strategic factor supporting institutional sustainability in private secondary education, where teacher turnover frequently challenges organizational stability. Previous studies have examined motivation and leadership influences on teacher retention; however, limited empirical evidence explains the mediating role of job satisfaction within an integrated structural relationship model. The present study analyzes the effects of work motivation and principal leadership on teacher loyalty mediated by job satisfaction in private junior secondary schools in Indonesia. A quantitative research design was applied using survey data collected from 102 teachers through structured questionnaires. Path analysis combined with Sobel mediation testing and classical assumption procedures was employed to evaluate direct and indirect relationships among variables. Results demonstrate that work motivation and principal leadership show limited direct influence on teacher loyalty, while job satisfaction significantly mediates the relationship between predictor variables and loyalty outcomes. Mediation analysis explains 79.9% of teacher loyalty variance through job satisfaction mechanisms. Findings contribute empirical evidence supporting job satisfaction as a central mechanism strengthening teacher loyalty and provide strategic implications for leadership practices and motivation-based management in private educational institutions.

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Samsudi SamsudiAffiliation unknown3
Tri SuminarAffiliation unknown3
Tri Joko RaharjoAffiliation unknown3
Kardoyo KardoyoAffiliation unknown2
Rusdarti RusdartiAffiliation unknown2
Achmad Rifai RC.Affiliation unknown2
Joko SutartoAffiliation unknown2
Tri Joko RaharjoAffiliation unknown2
Arief YuliantoUniversitas Media Nusantara Citra2
Joko WidodoAffiliation unknown2
Masrukhi MasrukhiAffiliation unknown2
Ghanis Putra WidhanartoAffiliation unknown2
Seftia KusumawardaniAffiliation unknown2
Haryono HaryonoAffiliation unknown2
Yuli UtantoAffiliation unknown2
Djuniadi DjuniadiAffiliation unknown2
Ellianawati EllianawatiState University of Semarang1
Bambang SubaliAffiliation unknown1
Listiyanto ListiyantoAffiliation unknown1
Rido Adhi NegoroAffiliation unknown1
Natalia Erna SetyaningsihAffiliation unknown1
Heri KusdiyantoAffiliation unknown1
Surya JayaAffiliation unknown1
Wahyu HardyantoAffiliation unknown1
Veronika NdapalokaAffiliation unknown1
Pius ThaalAffiliation unknown1
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Yeni MurniasihAffiliation unknown1
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Hartomo HartomoAffiliation unknown1
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Amin YusufAffiliation unknown1
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