AUTHOR=Chen Qishan , Wen Zhonglin , Kong Yurou , Niu Jun , Hau Kit-Tai 

TITLE=Influence of Leaders' Psychological Capital on Their Followers: Multilevel Mediation Effect of Organizational Identification

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2017

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01776

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01776

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>We investigated the relationships between leaders' and their followers' psychological capital and organizational identification in a Chinese community. Participants included 423 followers on 34 work teams, each with its respective team leader. Hierarchical linear models (HLM) were used in the analyses to delineate the relationships among participants' demographic background (gender, age, marital status, and educational level), human capital, and tenure. The results revealed that leaders' psychological capital positively influenced their followers' psychological capital through the mediation effect of enhancing followers' organizational identification. The implications of these findings, the study's limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.</p>