The relationship between instructional leadership, locus of control, and personality with citizenship behavior

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to findingd out information about the relationship between instructional leadership, locus of control, and personality with student’s citizenship behavior. The study is using a quantitative research with correlational method by involving 103 students in DKI Jakarta Public High School (SMA N 8 DKI Jakarta). There are four instruments used in this study: (1) citizenship behavior (r = 0.938); (2) Instructional leadership (r = 0.980); (3) Locus of control (r = 0.909); and (4) Personality (r = 0.939).The results of the study show that 1) there is a positive relationship between instructional leadership and citizenship behavior; 2) there is a positive relationship between locus of control and citizenship behavior; 3) there is a positive relationship between personality and citizenship behavior; and 4) there is a positive relationship between instructional leadership, locus of control, and personality with citizenship behavior. Therefore, if we want to improve student’s citizenship behavior, these three variables need to be considered.