Title

When Does Self-Sacrificial Leadership Motivate Prosocial Behavior? It Depends On Followers' Prevention Focus

Keywords

cooperation; leadership; prevention focus; regulatory focus; self-sacrifice

Abstract

In the present set of studies, the authors examine the idea that self-sacrificial leadership motivates follower prosocial behavior, particularly among followers with a prevention focus. Drawing on the self-sacrificial leadership literature and regulatory focus theory, the authors provide results from 4 studies (1 laboratory and 3 field studies) that support the research hypothesis. Specifically, the relationship between self-sacrificial leadership and prosocial behavior (i.e., cooperation, organizational citizenship behavior) is stronger among followers who are high in prevention focus. Implications for the importance of taking a follower-centered approach to leadership are discussed. © 2009 American Psychological Association.

Publication Date

7-1-2009

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume

94

Issue

4

Number of Pages

887-899

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014782

Socpus ID

67650936091 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/67650936091

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