What is the Relationship Between Leadership Self-Efficacy and Stress?
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2025-03-31
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Sleeman, Lydia
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Pickering, Ryan
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Frambes, Nancy
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stress , leadership , self-efficacy
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There has been limited research conducted investigating the potential relationship between someone's belief in their leadership abilities (leadership self-efficacy) and that person's perceived stress. The need for this gap to be filled prompted the creation of this study which looked at the relationship between leadership self-efficacy and stress in undergraduate college students at a small U.S. liberal arts college. 32 participants completed an online correlational design study. The relatively new Leadership Self-Efficacy scale was used, which identifies six dimensions (sub-scales) within, along with the Perceived Stress Scale to investigate this relationship. The current study hypothesized a negative relationship between each dimension, and the entirety, of leadership self-efficacy and stress. The examined correlations indicated a negative correlation between leadership self-efficacy and stress. Limitations and future directions are also discussed.
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Psychology
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Psychology
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Psychology, 2025