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Health-oriented leadership communication matters: a trickle-down model to enhance employees' health and well-being during turbulent times

Chen, Feifei, Wu, Qiwei Luna·2024·Corporate Communications: An International Journal
DOI 10.1108/ccij-03-2023-0029
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Abstract

Purpose: This study explored how organizational leaders at different hierarchical levels may communicatively enhance employees' health and well-being. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, it proposed a model that connects health-oriented leadership communication at supervisory and executive levels with remote workers' self-care and stress levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: Data collected through a survey of 363 full-time United States (US) employees were analyzed to test the model. Findings: Results showed health-oriented communication at the two leadership levels directly influenced employees' self-care, which in turn reduced their stress levels. Further, executive leaders' health-oriented leadership communication indirectly impacted remote workers' self-care through its positive association with supervisors' health-oriented leadership communication. Practical implications: This study offers much-needed guidelines for executive leaders, supervisors and communication practitioners seeking to meet employees' growing expectations for a healthy work environment in today's post-pandemic era. Originality/value: Although the literature has established organizational leadership as a vital determinant for a healthy workforce, few studies have explored leaders' health-specific communication to enhance employee health. This study is the first to conceptualize health-oriented leadership communication at dual hierarchical levels and uncover its influence on employees. The results suggested the importance of health-oriented leadership communication across hierarchical levels in building a healthy workplace.

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  • Employees' self-care significantly mediates the relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress.

    “Supervisor's health-oriented leadership was positively related to employees' selfcare which also significantly mediated the relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress.There was no significant direct relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress”

    From Leadership and technostress: A systematic literature review (2025) · cites this paper as Chen and Wu (2023)

  • Supervisor's health-oriented leadership is positively related to employees' self-care.

    “Supervisor's health-oriented leadership was positively related to employees' selfcare which also significantly mediated the relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress.There was no significant direct relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress”

    From Leadership and technostress: A systematic literature review (2025) · cites this paper as Chen and Wu (2023)

  • There is no significant direct relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress.

    “Supervisor's health-oriented leadership was positively related to employees' selfcare which also significantly mediated the relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress.There was no significant direct relationship between health-oriented leadership and employees' stress”

    From Leadership and technostress: A systematic literature review (2025) · cites this paper as Chen and Wu (2023)

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Authors
Chen, F., & Wu, Q. L.
Affiliations
  • College of Charleston (US)
  • Cleveland State University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Corporate Communications: An International Journal
Publisher
Emerald
Published
2023-08-29
Volume
29
Issue
3
Pages
384-404
ISSN
1356-3289 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1108/ccij-03-2023-0029
OpenAlex
W4386154704
Cited by
12
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2
FWCI
4.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.emerald.com/insight/site-policies (tdm)
Locations
Corporate Communications An International Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
Keywords
employee well-being, employee health, self-care, stress, remote workers, COVID-19 pandemic, executive leadership, supervisory communication, hierarchical levels, healthy work environment

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