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Destructive Self-Leadership? Self-Leadership, Maladaptive Coping, and Stress in College Students
Christopher B Neck1, Sherry A Maykrantz2, Jeffery D Houghton3
1College of Business and Technology, University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, USA.
Summary
Self-leadership, a strategy for managing stress, can paradoxically increase anxiety through maladaptive coping behaviors. This research uncovers potential detrimental effects of self-leadership strategies in students.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Self-leadership is recognized as a proactive self-regulatory strategy for managing stress and anxiety in college students.
- However, potential negative consequences of self-leadership have been underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between self-leadership and state anxiety.
- To examine the mediating roles of adaptive and maladaptive coping behaviors in this relationship.
- To identify potential detrimental effects of self-leadership.
Main Methods:
- A parallel multiple mediation model was employed.
- 143 undergraduate students participated in the study.
- Theoretical frameworks included the transactional model of stress and coping and the interaction model of stress, anxiety, and coping.
Main Results:
- Self-leadership was positively associated with both adaptive and maladaptive coping behaviors.
- The indirect effect of self-leadership on state anxiety via maladaptive coping was more significant than via adaptive coping.
- This suggests a potentially "destructive self-leadership" phenomenon.
Conclusions:
- Self-leadership may have paradoxical detrimental effects on individual outcomes, particularly through maladaptive coping mechanisms.
- Findings highlight the need to consider the potential negative aspects of self-regulatory strategies.
- Theoretical and practical implications for stress and anxiety management in students are discussed.
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