Does transformational leadership predict group emotional intelligence in work settings? / ¿Es el liderazgo transformacional un predictor de la inteligencia emocional grupal en los contextos laborales?
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Contagion of emotions is a widely accepted characteristic of transformational leaders. However, the impact they may have on the Emotional Intelligence of their subordinates is an open question. In this paper, we analyse whether Transformational Leadership (LTF) perceptions influence the Emotional Intelligence of their groups (GEI). This is a novel approach within the actual interest on emotional intelligence and its role in group results. The participants were 272 subordinates from 52 groups that belonged to different private and public organizations in Spain. They completed a questionnaire including the variables of interest. Our study helps to clarify the relations between TFL perceptions and GEI, showing that TFL and GEI relate at the group level and that TFL is one of the predictors of the perception of GEI in work settings. Thus, the development of emotionally competent transformational leaders will produce emotionally competent groups that might increase their performance, efficiency and other processes (i.e., engagement).
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- Authors
- Lopez-Zafra, E., Pulido-Martos, M., Berrios-Martos, P., & Augusto-Landa, J. M.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Jaén
- Universidad de Jaén (ES)
- Venue
- International Journal of Social Psychology Revista de Psicología Social
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-10
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 513-538
- ISSN
- 0213-4748 (ISSN-L)
- 1579-3680
- OpenAlex
- W2753095272
- Cited by
- 16
- References
- 68
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 1.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- International Journal of Social Psychology Revista de Psicología Social (publishedVersion)
- RUJA (Universidad de Jaén) (publishedVersion, public-domain)
- Funders
- Spanish Ministry of Science (PSI2015-65241-R)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
- Keywords
- transformational leadership, emotional contagion, subordinate perceptions, group performance, employee engagement, workplace leadership
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