AUTHOR=Nordmo Morten , Olsen Olav Kjellevold , Rosseland Ragna , Blågestad Tone Fidje , Pallesen Ståle 

TITLE=A Brief Report on a Reduced Preference for Passive-Avoidant Leadership After a Restless Night

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2018

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01888

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01888

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of fragmented sleep on followers’ leadership preferences. In a counterbalanced experimental study involving 39 followers, changes in leadership preferences were recorded after one night of fragmented sleep (awakened every 80 min during the night), compared to a rested condition with the conditions separated by seven nights. The results showed that the participants rated passive-avoidant leadership less ideal, after one night of fragmented sleep. No differences regarding preference for transactional or transformational leadership occurred. Thus, negative perceptions of leaders may partly stem from reduced sleep patterns. However, further studies are needed to confirm this finding.</p>