Impacto da liderança transformacional na saúde mental: um estudo de caso com servidores da Secretaria Municipal de Educação de Angical do Piauí durante o cenário pandêmico

Abstract

The pandemic has brought challenges to the workplace, such as the need to adapt to working from home, increased stress, and emotional instability among employees. Therefore, this article addresses the impact of transformational leadership on the mental health of employees during the pandemic, focusing on teachers at the Municipal Department of Education of Angical do Piauí. To this end, the research adopts a qualitative approach, with a literature review and case study, using a mixed-method questionnaire administered in two municipal schools. Thus, the overall objective is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on the mental health of teachers at the Municipal Department of Education of Angical do Piauí. The results show that at School 1, the manager displays some traits of transformational leadership, but the traditional model is the one that is consolidated, which negatively impacts teacher well-being. At School 2, practices associated with transformational leadership stand out. The research highlights the need for the municipal administration of Angical do Piauí to invest in institutional policies focused on teacher mental health, in addition to training transformational leaders.