R.I.G.H.T. leadership: Scale development and validation of a psychologically healthy leadership model
In: Canadian journal of administrative sciences: Revue canadienne des sciences de l'administration, Band 38, Heft 4, S. 430-441
ISSN: 1936-4490
AbstractThe R.I.G.H.T. leadership model prescribes five specific behaviours for leaders in organizations to create psychologically healthy workplaces. The aim of this paper was to develop and validate a scale to measure the R.I.G.H.T. leadership behaviours. Collecting data from three samples across two studies (N = 108,N = 233,N = 420), we examined the factor structure and tested the validity of the R.I.G.H.T. leadership scale. We found support for the five‐factor structure of R.I.G.H.T. leadership. Moreover, we observed a positive association between R.I.G.H.T. leadership and mental health mediated by psychological safety at work. The scale developed in this study can be used in future research involving leadership and mental health.