The Effect of Situational Leadership Perceptions Principal, Innovativeness, and Interpersonal Communication on Job Satisfaction of Private Junior High School Teachers in Medan Sunggal District, Medan

This study aims to determine the effect of Situational Leadership Perceptions, Innovativeness, and Interpersonal Communication on Job Satisfaction of Private Junior High School Teachers in Medan Sunggal District. This study used quantitative research with a path analysis approach with 171 teachers of junior high school in Medan Sunggal District as the respondents. Data collection was done by using a questionnaire through the Google form application. The questionnaire used in this study was tested first for validity and reliability. Before testing the instrument, it was necessary to test the analytical requirements as a path analysis requirement, namely the normality and linearity tests. The results of the research findings are: there is a direct positive effect of situational leadership on interpersonal communication. There is a direct positive effect between innovativeness on interpersonal communication. There is a positive direct effect of situational leadership on teachers' job satisfaction. There is a direct positive effect of innovativeness on teachers' job satisfaction. There is a direct positive effect of interpersonal communication on teachers' job satisfaction.