Strengths-based Leadership and Employee Strengths Use: The Roles of Strengths Self-efficacy and Job Insecurity

• Published in: Revista de psicología del trabajo y de las organizaciones Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 47 - 54
• Main Authors: Wang, Fuxiang, Ding, He
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madrid Revista de Psicología del Trabajo y de las Organizaciones 01.04.2023; Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid
• Subjects: Behavior; Employees; Employment security; job insecurity; Leadership; Occupational psychology; Self-efficacy; strengths self-efficacy; strengths use; strengths-based leadership
• ISSN: 1576-5962; 2174-0534
• DOI: 10.5093/jwop2023a6

Through the lens of self-efficacy and conservation of resources theories, the present study aims to test the mediating role of strengths self-efficacy and the moderating role of job insecurity in the relationship between strengths-based leadership and employee strengths use. Research data from 286 employees working in various organizations in China were gathered at three points in time, spaced by a four-week interval. A moderated mediation path analysis was utilized to test our hypotheses. Results demonstrated that strengths self-efficacy mediates the positive association of strengths-based leadership with employee strengths use, and job insecurity attenuates the direct association of strengths-based leadership with strengths self-efficacy and the indirect relationship of strengths-based leadership with employee strengths use through strengths self-efficacy. The present study advances our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between strengths-based leadership and employee strengths use.