Relationships Among Leaders' and Followers' Work Engagement and Followers' Subjective Career Success: A Multilevel Approach

Qishan Chen; Qishan Chen; Shuting Yang; Jiayu Deng; Jiayu Deng; Liuying Lu; Liuying Lu; Jingyi He; Jingyi He

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.634350

Frontiers in Psychology (Mar 2021)

Relationships Among Leaders' and Followers' Work Engagement and Followers' Subjective Career Success: A Multilevel Approach

Qishan Chen,
Qishan Chen,
Shuting Yang,
Jiayu Deng,
Jiayu Deng,
Liuying Lu,
Liuying Lu,
Jingyi He,
Jingyi He

Affiliations

Qishan Chen: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Qishan Chen: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, Center for Studies of Psychological Application, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Shuting Yang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Jiayu Deng: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Jiayu Deng: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, Center for Studies of Psychological Application, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Liuying Lu: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Liuying Lu: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, Center for Studies of Psychological Application, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Jingyi He: Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
Jingyi He: Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, Center for Studies of Psychological Application, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.634350
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12

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Using a sample of 52 work teams (52 work team leaders and their 348 followers) in China, we investigated the influence mechanism of leaders' work engagement on their followers' work engagement and subjective career success. A multilevel structural equation model (MSEM) was applied to analyze the survey data. The results of this study indicated that leaders' work engagement positively influenced their followers' subjective career success, and this relationship was mediated by the followers' work engagement. Implications of these findings, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed in the final section of the paper.

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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