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<p>Resilient qualities, which derive from protective factors, enable an individual to balance exposure to vulnerabilities in military service and throughout life. Protective factors arise from within an individual, from social factors, and from an individual's environment. Research on social factors, such as strong leadership and peer relationships, continues to emerge and significantly relate to resilience. Of specific interest to organisations is how perceptions of leadership contribute to resilience as an individual and social protective factor. Knowing more about how soldiers perceive themselves on authentic leadership and resilience would better help researchers and practitioners understand the contribution of leadership on perceived resilience. The current study examined the perception of authentic leadership in self and first-line leaders with resilience in a population of 179 soldiers (<italic>N</italic> = 179; <italic>M</italic> = 26.86 years, <italic>SD</italic> = 6.42). The results noted a significant correlation between the perception of authentic leadership in oneself and resilience (<italic>r</italic> = 0.506, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001). A subsequent analysis examining the perception of authentic leadership in one's first-line leader and subordinate resilience was also significant (<italic>r</italic> = 0.394, <italic>p</italic> &lt; 0.001), supporting previous findings. These results demonstrate that perceptions of leadership matter as an individual and social factor in military personnel.</p>
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Resilient qualities, which derive from protective factors, enable an individual to balance exposure to vulnerabilities in military service and throughout life. Protective factors arise from within an individual, from social factors, and from an individual's environment. Research on social factors, such as strong leadership and peer relationships, continues to emerge and significantly relate to resilience. Of specific interest to organisations is how perceptions of leadership contribute to resilience as an individual and social protective factor. Knowing more about how soldiers perceive themselves on authentic leadership and resilience would better help researchers and practitioners understand the contribution of leadership on perceived resilience. The current study examined the perception of authentic leadership in self and first-line leaders with resilience in a population of 179 soldiers (N = 179; M = 26.86 years, SD = 6.42). The results noted a significant correlation between the perception of authentic leadership in oneself and resilience (r = 0.506, p < 0.001). A subsequent analysis examining the perception of authentic leadership in one's first-line leader and subordinate resilience was also significant (r = 0.394, p < 0.001), supporting previous findings. These results demonstrate that perceptions of leadership matter as an individual and social factor in military personnel.

An examination of authentic leadership as an individual and social factor of resilience

Journal of Military Studies

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Resilient qualities, which derive from protective factors, enable an individual to balance exposure to vulnerabilities in military service and throughout life....

An examination of authentic leadership as an individual and social factor of resilience

Article Category: Original Study

Publié en ligne: 07 nov. 2021

Pages: 38 - 45

Reçu: 21 févr. 2021

Accepté: 26 août 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2021-0015

Mots clés
protective factors, leadership styles, social influence, military, resilience

© 2021 John W. Gaddy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

An examination of authentic leadership as an individual and social factor of resilience

Article Category: Original Study

Publié en ligne: 07 nov. 2021

Pages: 38 - 45

Reçu: 21 févr. 2021

Accepté: 26 août 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jms-2021-0015

Mots clésprotective factors, leadership styles, social influence, military, resilience

© 2021 John W. Gaddy et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
protective factors, leadership styles, social influence, military, resilience