Paternalistic Leadership and Safety Participation of High-Speed Railway Drivers in China: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange

Na Zhang; Shuzhen Liu; Bowen Pan; Ming Guo

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.591670

Frontiers in Psychology (Jul 2021)

Paternalistic Leadership and Safety Participation of High-Speed Railway Drivers in China: The Mediating Role of Leader–Member Exchange

Na Zhang,
Shuzhen Liu,
Bowen Pan,
Ming Guo

Affiliations

Na Zhang: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
Shuzhen Liu: Management College, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China
Bowen Pan: School of Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China
Ming Guo: School of Economics and Management, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.591670
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

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This research aimed to examine the effects of paternalistic leadership on the safety participation of high-speed railway drivers. Survey data were collected from 601 drivers in major Chinese rail companies. Structural equation modeling was conducted to analyze the influence of paternalistic leadership on safety participation via leader–member exchange (LMX). The results indicated that moral leadership directly promotes safety participation. Besides, benevolent leadership was positively associated with safety participation. Also, LMX partially mediates the positive relationship between benevolent leadership, moral leadership, and safety participation. Therefore, paternalistic leadership promotes the safety participation of high-speed railway drivers.

Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology

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