Transformational Leadership and Psychological Well-being: the Mediating Role of Meaningful Work

Overview

Journal J Occup Health Psychol

Publisher American Psychological Association

Date 2007 Jul 20

PMID 17638487

Citations 86

Authors

Kara A Arnold

Nick Turner

Julian Barling

E Kevin Kelloway

Margaret C McKee

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Abstract

Two studies investigated the relationship between transformational leadership, the meaning that individuals ascribe to their work, and their psychological well-being. In Study 1, the perceptions of meaningful work partially mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and positive affective well-being in a sample of Canadian health care workers (N=319). In Study 2, the meaning that a separate sample of service workers (N=146) ascribed to their work fully mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and psychological well-being, after controlling for humanistic work beliefs. Overall, these results support and add to the range of positive mental health effects associated with transformational leadership and are suggestive of interventions that organizations can make to improve well-being of workers.

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