The Relationship Between Virtual Classroom Management and Self-Efficacy Mediated by Teachers' Self-Leadership

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Associate Professor and Faculty Member, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Iran.

4 Master's degree in Curriculum Planning, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

Abstract

Classroom management with principles consistent with revolutionary policies has been a fundamental transformation document as a fundamental principle in the education system of revolutionary policymakers. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between virtual classroom management and self-efficacy through the mediation of self-leadership of elementary school teachers. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and is a descriptive research type. The statistical population of the present study included all elementary school teachers in Mazandaran province (N=8935), from which 216 people were selected as the research sample by cluster random sampling. A questionnaire was used to collect data, and the structural equation modeling method with PLS software was used to analyze the collected information. The findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between virtual classroom management and self-efficacy of teachers in elementary schools in Mazandaran province (T=4.75 and β=0.40). There is a positive and significant relationship between virtual classroom management and self-leadership of elementary school teachers (T=11.37 and β=0.68). There is also a relationship between self-leadership and self-efficacy of elementary school teachers (T=4.37 and β=0.31). Finally, self-leadership can play a mediating role in the relationship between virtual classroom management and self-efficacy. The results of the study show that teachers' self-efficacy and self-leadership can be used to improve teachers' virtual classroom management in elementary schools.

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Military Psychology
Volume 17, Issue 1 - Serial Number 65
Serial number 65. Spring 2026
May 2026
Pages 75-93

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  • Receive Date: 10 November 2025
  • Revise Date: 09 December 2025
  • Accept Date: 03 February 2026

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