The security to lead: a systematic review of leader and follower attachment styles and leader–member exchange
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Article Title | The security to lead: a systematic review of leader and follower attachment styles and leader–member exchange |
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ERA Journal ID | 6259 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Fein, Erich C. (Author), Benea, Daniela (Author), Izadikhah, Zahra (Author) and Tziner, Aharon (Author) |
Journal Title | European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology |
Journal Citation | 29 (1), pp. 106-125 |
Number of Pages | 20 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1359-432X |
1464-0643 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2019.1696774 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1359432X.2019.1696774 |
Abstract | Attachment styles can predict the quality of organizational relationships, particularly in reference to leader–member exchange (LMX). However, there is much work to be done in articulating and summarizing these findings and in detecting gaps in the literature. This systematic review fills a critical niche by providing a review of the attachment/LMX relationship. Using the PRISMA framework, this review integrates research on attachment styles and LMX by evaluating associations between secure, anxious, and avoidant attachment styles with LMX for leaders and followers. Across 10 studies, we review the evidence for associations between leader and follower attachment and LMX. We seek to investigate if secure attachment is associated with high-quality LMX and if insecure attachment is associated with lower quality LMX. Our review in general provides mixed support for these propositions, although the association of avoidant attachment for followers with LMX received consistent support. Furthermore, our results highlight the need to consider potential moderating and mediating factors within the attachment/LMX relationship. Based on the patterns of these relationships and the methodological gaps in the literature, we discuss the managerial implications for attachment styles in work and organizational psychology and suggest several directions for future research on the attachment–LMX relationship. |
Keywords | leadership; leader–member exchange; LMX; attachment theory; leader development |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
520399. Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Psychology and Counselling |
Netanya Academic College, Israel | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5950/the-security-to-lead-a-systematic-review-of-leader-and-follower-attachment-styles-and-leader-member-exchange
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