The mediating role of psychological well being in the effect of virtuous leadership on job satisfaction.

Abstract

BackgroundVirtuous leadership is seen as an important leadership approach in increasing the welfare of employees. Today, it is seen that the virtuous behaviors exhibited by managers are effective in employees' positive attitudes and approaches.ObjectiveThis article aims to examine with an empirical study how virtuous behaviors of leaders affect employees' job satisfaction levels and the mediating role of psychological well-being in this effect. The research was designed to contribute to the virtuous leadership literature and was examined within the framework of the hypotheses developed for the mediating role of psychological well-being in the effect of virtuous leadership on job satisfaction.MethodData were obtained from 478 participants working in a large-scale industrial enterprise operating in the Karabük province of Turkey. SPSS and Structural Equation Model (SEM) AMOS program were used to analyze the interaction between variables.ResultsThe results of the research show that virtuous leadership has a mediating effect of psychological well-being on job satisfaction.ConclusionResearch indicates that virtuous leadership significantly affects individual and institutional outcomes. This study confirms the Broaden and Build Theory for predicting virtuous leadership behaviours as a critical foundation to build wellbeing and work satisfaction.