Stirring the hearts of followers: charismatic leadership as the transferal of affect.

Full Abstract

In 2 studies, the authors found that leader charisma was positively associated with followers' positive affect and negatively associated with followers' negative affect. The authors hypothesized that leaders' positive affect, positive expression, and aroused behavior will mediate these relationships. The results of their lab study suggest that leaders' positive expression and aroused behavior mediated these relationships. A field study showed that firefighters under the command of a charismatic officer were happier than those under the command of a non-charismatic officer and that these relationships were mediated by the leader's positive affect and a tendency to express positivity.PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved.

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Author information

Author/s: Erez, Amir (A); Misangyi, Vilmos F (VF); Johnson, Diane E (DE); LePine, Marcie A (MA); Halverson, Kent C (KC);

Affiliation: Department of Management, Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7165, USA. amir.erez@cba.ufl.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of applied psychology (J Appl Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-May; vol 93 (issue 3) : pp 602-16

Dates: Created 2008/05/06; Completed 2008/07/29;

PMID: 18457489, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adolescent
Adult
Affect
Arousal
Female

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