The Relation Between Leadership and Perceived Well-Being: What Role Does Occupational Self-Efficacy Play?

Current research confirms the link between leadership behavior and subordinates' health. However, only a few longitudinal surveys have been carried out. The present longitudinal study examined whether occupational self-efficacy moderates the impact of transformational leadership on perceived negative well-being. The sample consisted of 339 employees working in the health-care sector. The correlations between transformational leadership at the first time of measurement (Time 1) and emotional exhaustion and perceived strain at the second time of measurement (Time 2) were negative and significant, but the correlation with depersonalization was not significant. Regression analyses revealed that the effect of transformational leadership behavior on perceived negative well-being was not moderated by the level of occupational self-efficacy. Implications for future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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