Related Experiment Video
Updated: Oct 13, 2025
13:57
Assessing the Multiple Dimensions of Engagement to Characterize Learning: A Neurophysiological Perspective
Published on: July 1, 2015
12.7K
Engaging Leadership: How to Promote Work Engagement?
1Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Frontiers in Psychology
|November 15, 2021
Summary
Engaging leadership inspires employees, boosting work engagement and performance. This leadership style, grounded in Self-Determination Theory, enhances well-being through need satisfaction and job resources.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Management Science
Background:
- Engaging leadership is a leadership style focused on facilitating, strengthening, connecting, and inspiring employees.
- Work engagement is crucial for individual and organizational performance.
- Self-Determination Theory provides a theoretical framework for understanding employee motivation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and review empirical research on engaging leadership.
- To examine the mediating role of basic need satisfaction in the engaging leadership-work engagement relationship.
- To explore the mediating role of job characteristics and personal resources.
Main Methods:
- Review of empirical studies on engaging leadership.
- Measurement of engaging leadership using a reliable and valid self-report scale.
- Mediation analysis to test the proposed relationships at individual and team levels.
Main Results:
- Engaging leadership positively influences work engagement, mediated by basic need satisfaction.
- Job characteristics (demands and resources) and personal resources also mediate the relationship.
- Engaging leadership demonstrates a beneficial impact on individual and team performance.
Conclusions:
- Engaging leadership is a significant factor in enhancing employee work engagement and performance.
- Basic need satisfaction, job characteristics, and personal resources are key mediators.
- Future research should explore disengaging leadership and intervention strategies.
Keywords:
employee engagementengaging leadershipself-determination theorytransformational leadershipwork engagementMore Related Videos
12:22Mindfulness in Motion MIM: An Onsite Mindfulness Based Intervention MBI for Chronically High Stress Work Environments to Increase Resiliency and Work Engagement
Published on: July 1, 2015
23.9K
06:37Author Spotlight: Addressing Technical and Subjective Challenges in Measuring Classroom Attention
Published on: December 15, 2023
4.4K
Related Concept Videos
01:12Strategies of Self-Presentation I: Strategic Self-Presentation
27
Strategic self-presentation refers to individuals' intentional efforts to influence how others perceive them. This process is employed in various social and professional settings, such as job interviews, dating, politics, and legal contexts, where individuals seek to shape impressions to gain social or material advantages. While people generally present themselves in ways that align with their authentic characteristics, external factors, such as cognitive load, can hinder their ability to...
27
01:30Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques VI
78
Adopting a healthier lifestyle often requires overcoming significant challenges, but leveraging psychological, social, and cultural resources can facilitate meaningful change. Effective self-change hinges on understanding and applying key tools such as motivation and goal setting, which help sustain efforts toward long-term health benefits.
Motivation and Self-Determination
Motivation, the driving force behind behavior, plays a pivotal role at every stage of the change process. The research...
Motivation and Self-Determination
Motivation, the driving force behind behavior, plays a pivotal role at every stage of the change process. The research...
78
01:37Social Loafing
36.7K
Another way in which a group presence can affect performance is social loafing—the exertion of less effort by a person working together with a group. Social loafing occurs when our individual performance cannot be evaluated separately from the group. Thus, group performance declines on easy tasks (Karau & Williams, 1993). Essentially individual group members loaf and let other group members pick up the slack. Because each individual’s efforts cannot be evaluated,...
36.7K
01:27Coping Strategies: Problem Focused
190
Coping strategies are methods people use to manage, tolerate, or reduce the effects of stressors. These strategies involve both behavioral and psychological actions to handle stressful situations. One common approach is problem-focused coping, which aims to change or eliminate the source of stress rather than merely addressing its consequences. This method involves taking direct action to resolve the issue causing stress.
For example, consider a student who struggles to understand their...
For example, consider a student who struggles to understand their...
190
01:29Factors Influencing Attraction V: Social Skills
34
Social skills play a crucial role in shaping interpersonal interactions and enhancing individuals' ability to navigate various social environments successfully. These skills contribute to personal and professional success, influencing how others perceive and treat individuals. High social skills provide distinct advantages in numerous settings, including romantic relationships, politics, and legal proceedings. In courtroom settings, for instance, defendants who exhibit strong social skills are...
34
01:25Impact of Individuals on a Group
42
In social psychology, the interplay between individuals and groups is a central concern, particularly regarding how individual actions and characteristics influence group processes and outcomes. While much research emphasizes the group's power in shaping individual behavior, it is equally significant to understand how individuals contribute to the functioning, development, and success of groups.Individual Roles in Group Productivity and Decision-MakingIndividuals are not passive participants in...
42