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Leader-follower crossover: exhaustion predicts somatic complaints via StaffCare behavior

Leader-follower crossover: exhaustion predicts somatic complaints via StaffCare behavior The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct and indirect crossover effects of leaders’ exhaustion on followers’ somatic complaints by testing leaders’ health-oriented behavior toward employees as a possible underlying mechanism.Design/methodology/approachA two-wave online study using data from different sources was conducted. In a sample of 106 leaders and followers, leaders were paired with one or two followers. Leaders rated their level of exhaustion at Time 1, and followers rated their leaders’ health-oriented leadership behavior (i.e. StaffCare behavior) and their own level of somatic complaints three months later (Time 2).FindingsResults provided evidence of an indirect crossover effect from leaders’ exhaustion to followers’ somatic complaints through StaffCare behavior. There was no direct crossover effect.Practical implicationsFindings suggest that organizations should attend to leaders’ health as a means to allow for StaffCare behavior and thus protect employee health.Originality/valueStaffCare behavior represents a new concept that focuses on health-related aspects of leadership. This is the first study to take an in-depth look at the question of how this leadership behavior is tied to crossover from leader exhaustion to follower health. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Managerial Psychology Emerald Publishing

Leader-follower crossover: exhaustion predicts somatic complaints via StaffCare behavior

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Emerald Publishing
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0268-3946
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10.1108/jmp-10-2017-0367
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct and indirect crossover effects of leaders’ exhaustion on followers’ somatic complaints by testing leaders’ health-oriented behavior toward employees as a possible underlying mechanism.Design/methodology/approachA two-wave online study using data from different sources was conducted. In a sample of 106 leaders and followers, leaders were paired with one or two followers. Leaders rated their level of exhaustion at Time 1, and followers rated their leaders’ health-oriented leadership behavior (i.e. StaffCare behavior) and their own level of somatic complaints three months later (Time 2).FindingsResults provided evidence of an indirect crossover effect from leaders’ exhaustion to followers’ somatic complaints through StaffCare behavior. There was no direct crossover effect.Practical implicationsFindings suggest that organizations should attend to leaders’ health as a means to allow for StaffCare behavior and thus protect employee health.Originality/valueStaffCare behavior represents a new concept that focuses on health-related aspects of leadership. This is the first study to take an in-depth look at the question of how this leadership behavior is tied to crossover from leader exhaustion to follower health.

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Journal of Managerial Psychology – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jul 10, 2018

Keywords: Leaders; Employee well-being; Crossover; Health behaviour

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