Examining the relationship between the leadership style behavior of the administrators working in the schools affiliated with Turkish Ministry of Education and the burnout levels of the teachers

Intoduction: A certain consensus has not been reached yet on the definition of leadership, which has an important place in people's organizational, social and political life. It is the spirit that gives life to the whole organization and leads it to success. The person who gives life to a mechanical organization and instills this spirit that leads to success is the leader. The leader directs the group to a goal by using his power. Emotional reactions up to emotional burnout are observed in those working in areas where face-to-face communication with people is intense. Burnout observed in leaders; It is characterized by burnout, which is felt in the emotional and thought dimensions, as well as in the physiological dimension. High job stress causes results such as job dissatisfaction, absenteeism and quitting in people. The stress of the teaching profession can manifest itself as psychological (anxiety and depression), physiological (high blood pressure, tachycardia, headaches) and/or behavioral (alcohol and cigarette use, sleep problems) problems. Aim: In this study, it is aimed to examine the relationship between the leadership style behavior of administrators working in private schools and the burnout levels of teachers. Method: Personal Information Form, Leadership Styles Behavior Scale and Maslach Burnout Scale were used as data collection tools in this study. Before starting the data analysis, the data obtained were uploaded to the computer environment and statistical analysis was carried out with the SPSS 25 program. In the first stage of the analysis, the normality test was applied and the kurtosis-skewness values were checked. Since the Kurtosis-Skewness values were between -2 and +2, it was decided that it was a normal distribution. Results: The research was conducted with a total of 400 teachers, 184 men and 216 women, working in private schools in Esenyurt District. According to the findings obtained from the research, it was determined that there was a significant relationship between the emotional exhaustion sub-dimension of Maslach Burnout scale and the variables of gender, income satisfaction, marital status and age. It was observed that there was a significant relationship between the depersonalization sub-dimension and the variable of income satisfaction and age. When the demographic variables related to the sub-dimension of decrease in personal achievement were examined, it was concluded that there was a relationship between gender and income satisfaction. When the demographic variables related to the sub-dimensions of the Leadership Style Behavior Scale are examined; It was concluded that there was a significant relationship between the autocratic leadership sub-dimension and the gender variable, and between the transformational leadership sub-dimension and the age variable. Key Words: Manager, Leadership Style Behavior, Burnout Levels