Relationship between Empowering Leadership and Stress in a French University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study Combining the Measurement of Perceived Stress and Salivary Cortisol.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

We investigated the impact of empowering leadership on both perceived stress and salivary cortisol, a commonly utilized biological indicator for stress assessment.

Background

Empowering leadership is gaining increasing interest in companies. However, the impact of empowering leadership on stress is still insufficiently explored, with conflicting findings within the literature on this topic. While certain studies indicate that empowering leadership reduces perceived stress, other studies have suggested that empowering leadership could be stressful.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire among a sample of 397 participants working in a French hospital. Participants' salivary cortisol was assessed. All analyses exploring the relationships b

SUBMITTER: Cougot B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919181 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature