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How leaders can influence the impact that stressors have on soldiers.

Authors :
Britt TW
Davison J
Bliese PD
Castro CA
Source :
Military medicine [Mil Med] 2004 Jul; Vol. 169 (7), pp. 541-5.
Publication Year :
2004

Abstract

The present review addresses the importance of leader behaviors in influencing the extent to which various stressors soldiers experience (e.g., high workload and lack of sleep) are related to different types of strains (e.g., psychological health, poor job satisfaction, and low morale). Research conducted by the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) in the area of leadership is reviewed. Researchers at the WRAIR have examined the role of leadership as a predictor of stress, as a buffer against the negative effects of stress, and as a variable that predicts or enables variables that have been found to decrease the adverse effects of stress (e.g., role clarity, self-efficacy, and job engagement). A key strength of the WRAIR program of research is the use of multilevel modeling to examine how perceptions of leadership at the unit level are related to unit and individual soldier well-being and motivation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0026-4075
Volume :
169
Issue :
7
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Military medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
15291187
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.169.7.541