A leader in need is a leader indeed? The influence of leaders' stress mindset on their perception of employee well-being and their intended leadership behavior

• Kaluza, Antonia J. 
• Junker, Nina M. 
• Schuh, Sebastian C. 
• Raesch, Pauline 
• von Rooy, Nathalie K. 
• van Dick, Rolf 

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SSCI ABDC-A

Abstract

The　ability　to　respond　appropriately　to　employees＇　work-related　well-being　requires　leaders　to　pay　attention　to　their　employees＇　well-being　in　the　first　place.　We　propose　that　leaders＇　stress　mindset,　that　is,　the　belief　that　stress　is　enhancing　versus　debilitating,　may　bias　their　perception　of　employees＇　well-being.　We　further　propose　that　this　judgment　then　influences　leaders＇　intention　to　engage　in　or　refrain　from　health-oriented　leadership　behavior,　to　express　higher　performance　expectations,　or　to　promote　their　employees.　We　expect　this　process　to　be　stronger　if　leaders　strongly　identify　with　their　team,　increasing　their　perceived　similarity　with　their　employees.　In　three　experiments　(N-1　=　198,　N-2　=　292,　N-3　=　250),　we　tested　the　effect　of　participants＇　stress　mindset　on　their　intention　to　show　certain　leadership　behaviors,　mediated　by　their　perception　of　employee　well-being　(emotional　exhaustion,　somatic　symptoms,　work　engagement)　and　moderated　by　their　team　identification.　Our　findings　largely　support　the　association　between　stress　mindset　and　the　perception　of　well-being.　The　results　for　the　proposed　mediation　and　the　moderating　function　of　identification　were　mixed.　Overall,　the　results　emphasize　the　critical　role　of　leaders＇　stress　mindset　and　may,　thus,　improve　health　promotion　in　organizations　by　helping　leaders　to　adequately　recognize　employees＇　well-being　and　respond　appropriately.

Keyword

• emotional exhaustion
• leadership
• stress mindset
• team identification
• work engagement

Author Community

[Kaluza, Antonia J.; Raesch, Pauline; van Dick, Rolf] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Dept Psychol, Theodor W Adorno Pl 6, D-60323 Frankfurt, Germany

[Junker, Nina M.] Univ Oslo, Dept Psychol, Oslo, Norway

[Schuh, Sebastian C.] China Europe Int Business Sch CEIBS, Dept Org Behav & Human Resource Management, Shanghai, Peoples R China

[von Rooy, Nathalie K.] Univ Zurich, Dept Psychol, Zurich, Switzerland

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