Mediating the effects of work-life conflict between transformational leadership and health-care workers’ job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing

Abstract

Managers should adopt transformational leadership styles to reduce work-life conflict and enhance the wellbeing of their staff.

Mediators of transformational leadership and the work-family relationship

“…The evidence linking TL with organizational outcomes is impressive, but, to our knowledge, only two studies have examined the effects beyond the workplace. Munir, Nielsen, Garde, Albertsen, and Carneiro (2012) found TL to be negatively associated with WFC. Wang and Walumbwa (2007) found TL moderates the relationship of family-friendly benefits with commitment and withdrawal.…”

The mediating role of demand and control in the relationship between leadership behaviour and employee distress: A cross-sectional study

“…The relationship between transformational leadership and healthcare workers' well-being has been found to be mediated by factors such as employee perception of worklife conflicts (Munir et al, 2012), meaningful work (Arnold et al, 2007), positive climate for innovation (Tafvelin et al, 2011), role clarity, meaningfulness and opportunity to develop (Nielsen et al, 2008a,b), employee involvement and influence (Nielsen et al, 2008b), and team-and selfefficacy (Nielsen et al, 2009). Mediating factors in other leadership styles or leadership behaviour orientations have not been studied to the same extent, and, to our knowledge, the CPE model remains to be investigated.…”

“…In recent years, the indirect effects of leadership have gained increasing interest through investigations of mediating variables (e.g. Arnold et al, 2007;Munir et al, 2012;Nielsen et al, 2008a). Nonetheless, these studies have focused on transformational leadership, and thus less is known about the processes that link alternative leadership models to employee well-being.…”

Interpersonal Mistreatment, Organizational Attitudes and Well-Being: The Impact of Instigator’s Hierarchical Position and Demographic Characteristics

“…It is not surprising that there is an extensive amount of research emphasizing how supervisors can improve their leadership skills, behavior, and management within an organization to improve subordinates' job performance and well-being (e.g., Ilies, Johnson, Judge, & Keeney, 2011;Munir, Nielsen, Garde, Albertsen, & Carneiro, 2012;Römer, Rispens, Giebels, & Euwema, 2012). However, another possible implication of our research is that employee representatives should also take a keen interest in the issue of interpersonal mistreatment, as a failure to do so may eventually lead to mental health problems such as depression and anxiety, which would in turn pose a long-term threat to the employees and to the organization (Einarsen & Nielsen, 2015).…”