Kecerdasan rohani, ciri personaliti, budaya sekolah, dan keseimbangan kerja-kehidupan: gaya kepemimpinan transformasi sebagai penyederhana

Teacher’s work-life balance is one of the important issues discussed in Malaysia today. There have been numerous instances in mainstream newspapers stating that there are conflicts between work demands and time allocation for personal matters among teachers. Hence, this study aims to look at the influence of spiritual intelligence, personality, school culture, and transformational leadership style on work-life balance among teachers. A total of 301 teachers from the regular secondary school rankings of School of Excellence Cluster (SKK) in four (4) states namely Perlis, Kedah, Penang, and Perak were involved in this study. Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Structural model analysis revealed that openness, agreeable and neuroticism personality as well as school culture were directly influencing the teachers work-life balance. It was also found that the transformational leadership style of the principal acts as a moderator for the relationship between neuroticism personality on work-life balance. Thus, this study provides some suggestions for the stakeholders to improve the education policy / system to enhance the quality of life of teachers in Malaysia. In addition, this study can serve as a guide for future principals to identify appropriate leadership styles in improving the quality of work and the quality of life of future teachers. Finally, some limitations and suggestions for future research opportunities are also discussed.