<![CDATA[The revitalization of vocational education fundamentally demands that Vocational High Schools (SMK) undergo massive transformations to produce graduates who align with industrial needs. Amid rapid urban dynamics and curriculum shifts, the performance of vocational teachers serves as a decisive determinant of instructional quality. This study aims to analyze and synthesize the causal network connecting transformational leadership, teacher self-efficacy, psychological well-being, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment to vocational teacher performance, contextualized within the metropolitan setting of Depok City. Applying a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach guided by the PRISMA 2020 protocol, a total of 25 reputable national (SINTA) and international (Scopus) journal articles published between 2016 and 2026 were thoroughly synthesized using thematic analysis and evidence-based narrative synthesis. The findings confirm that transformational leadership acts as an overarching ecosystem catalyst, while self-efficacy and organizational commitment serve as proximal predictors of instructional performance. Furthermore, job satisfaction and psychological well-being exert substantial mediating and protective buffer roles in mitigating professional burnout induced by curriculum workloads in urban environments. This study yields a novel integrated conceptual framework harmonizing managerial, cognitive-personal, emotional, and behavioral dimensions of vocational teachers. ABSTRAK Revitalisasi pendidikan vokasi menuntut Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK) bertransformasi secara masif guna menghasilkan lulusan yang relevan dengan kebutuhan industri. Di tengah dinamika urban dan kurikulum yang berubah cepat, performa guru SMK menjadi faktor krusial yang menentukan efektivitas pengajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dan menyintesis jaring kausalitas antara kepemimpinan transformasional, efikasi diri, kesejahteraan psikologis (psychological well-being), kepuasan kerja, dan komitmen organisasi terhadap kinerja guru SMK, dengan lokus tantangan kontekstual di wilayah metropolitan Kota Depok. Menggunakan pendekatan Systematic Literature Review (SLR) dengan protokol PRISMA 2020, sebanyak 25 artikel jurnal ilmiah bereputasi nasional (SINTA) dan internasional (Scopus) dalam rentang waktu 2016–2026 dianalisis menggunakan teknik analisis tematik (thematic analysis) dan sintesis naratif berbasis bukti (narrative synthesis). Hasil penelitian mengonfirmasi bahwa kepemimpinan transformasional bertindak sebagai penggerak ekosistem pengajaran, sedangkan efikasi diri dan komitmen organisasi berfungsi sebagai prediktor langsung terhadap kinerja instruksional. Kepuasan kerja dan kesejahteraan psikologis terbukti memiliki peran mediasi dan perlindungan yang signifikan dalam mereduksi kejenuhan kerja (burnout) akibat beban ganda kurikulum di area urban. Kajian ini menghasilkan kerangka konseptual integratif yang memadukan aspek manajerial, kognitif-personal, emosional, dan perilaku kerja guru vokasi. ]]>
