The Link Between Authentic Leadership, Organizational Dehumanization and Stress at Work

Organizational dehumanization has detrimental consequences for workers’ well-being. Previous research has focused on organizational factors that trigger workers’ dehumanization or stress at work. However, less is known about the factors that can protect workers against the detrimental effects of deh...

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Autores: Sainz, Mario, Delgado, Naira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
Repositorio:Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
OAI Identifier:oai:journals.copmadrid.org:jwop/art/jwop2021a9
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.5093/jwop2021a9
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Authentic leadership, Organizational dehumanization, Work imbalance, Organizational identification
Liderazgo auténtico, Deshumanización organizacional, Desequilibrio en el trabajo, Identificación con la organización
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Sumario:Organizational dehumanization has detrimental consequences for workers’ well-being. Previous research has focused on organizational factors that trigger workers’ dehumanization or stress at work. However, less is known about the factors that can protect workers against the detrimental effects of dehumanization. In the present research, we performed a correlational study (N = 930) and a direct replication of it (N = 913) to analyze 1) the mediation role of organizational dehumanization in the relationship between authentic leadership and stress at work, and 2) the possible moderation of organizational identification and the frequency of leader-follower interactions. The results indicated that higher authentic leadership predicted lower organizational dehumanization and stress at work. Moreover, organizational dehumanization mediates the relationship between authentic leadership and stress at work.