A Meta-Analysis of the Relative Contribution of Leadership Styles to Followers’ Mental Health

It is well-established that different leadership styles are associated with followers’ mental health. However, little known about the relative strength of relationship So far, there no meta-analysis comparing incremental contribution to health and studying potentially problematic construct proliferation. We included studies compared at least two in view their relationships directly estimated seven (i.e., transformational, transactional, laissez-faire, task-oriented, relationship-oriented, destructive leadership, as well leader-member exchange) Using meta-analytical regression models, we between these overall positive (well-being psychological functioning) negative aspects (affective symptoms, stress, complaints). Fifty-three 217 effect sizes comprising 93,470 participants met inclusion criteria. Transformational were strongest predictors among followers. In contrast, outcomes followers relations-oriented task-oriented followed by transformational leadership. sum, our results suggest various make unique contributions explaining thus proliferation mostly does not pose a major problem when predicting relevant this domain research. Our for development programs future organizational models.