The Role of Leaders in Designing Employees' Work Characteristics: Validation of the Health- and Development-Promoting Leadership Behavior Questionnaire.

ABSTRACT: In this article, we draw upon the notion that employees' work characteristics are an important pathway through which leaders influence employee well-being and propose a theoretical framework that integrates perspectives on leadership, occupational stress, and job design. Based on this integrative approach, we developed the health- and development-promoting leadership behavior questionnaire (HDLBQ) for assessing job demands emanating from and job resources provided through the leader. Validation of the measure in German, French, and English using an overall sample of 2,934 employees demonstrated adequate psychometric properties. An examination of the factorial structure revealed three higher-order factors: demanding, development-oriented, and support-oriented leadership. Multigroup confirma

SUBMITTER: Vincent-Hoper S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6534042 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature