Strengths-Based Leadership and Eudaimonic Well-Being: Roles of Growth Mindset and Strength Use

Abstract

Strengths-Based Leadership (SBL) is a positive leadership approach that emphasizes identifying, developing, and leveraging individual strengths to enhance organizational performance and employee well-being. While prior research links SBL to increased employee engagement, performance, and satisfaction, its specific mechanisms in promoting eudaimonic well-being (EWB) form of well-being characterized by self-actualization and meaningful life experiences—remain underexplored. This study investigates the relationship between SBL and EWB, focusing on the mediating roles of growth mindset and strength use. Based on data from 304 Turkish employees, path analysis was employed to test a hypothesized model linking SBL, growth mindset, strength use, and EWB. Results indicate that SBL positively relates to both growth mindset and strength use, which in turn mediate its relationship with EWB. These findings highlight the transformative role of strengths-based leadership in fostering psychological well-being through intrinsic motivation and strengths utilization.

Keywords

• positive organizational behavior
• Strengths-based leadership
• Eudaimonic well-being
• Growth mindset
• Strengths use

Supporting Institution

No external funding was received for this study.

Ethical Statement

All procedures involving human participants in this study were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committees and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Ethics committee approval for the questionnaire used in this study was obtained from the MEF University Ethics Committee, pursuant to Approval No: E-47749665-050.04-5300

Güçlü Yönlere Odaklı Liderlik-Ödamonik Esenlik İlişkisinde Gelişim Odaklılıkla Güçlü Yönlerin Kullanımı

Abstract

Güçlü yönlere odaklı liderlik, kişilerin güçlü yönlerin belirlenmesini, geliştirilmesini ve kullanılmasını vurgulayan, örgütsel performansı ve çalışan iyi oluşunu artırmayı amaçlayan pozitif bir liderlik yaklaşımıdır. Geçmiş araştırmalar güçlü yönlere odaklı liderliği artan çalışan bağlılığı, performansı ve memnuniyetiyle ilişkilendirmiş olsa da kendini gerçekleştirme ve anlamlı yaşam deneyimleriyle karakterize edilen bir iyi oluş biçimi olan ödemonik esenliği teşvik etmedeki özel mekanizmaları yeterince incelenmemiştir. Bu çalışma, güçlü yönlere odaklı liderlik ile ödemonik esenlik arasındaki ilişkiyi, gelişim odaklı zihniyet ve güçlü yön kullanımı değişkenlerinin aracı rolleri üzerine odaklanarak incelemektedir. Bu çalışmada 304 Türk çalışandan elde edilen verilere dayanarak, güçlü yönlere odaklı liderlik, gelişim odaklı zihniyet, güçlü yön kullanımı ve ödemonik esenlik arasındaki varsayımsal modeli test etmek için yol analizi uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlar, güçlü yönlere odaklı liderliğin hem gelişim odaklı zihniyeti hem de güçlü yön kullanımını pozitif yönde etkilediğini ve bu değişkenlerin güçlü yönlere odaklı liderlik ile ödemonik esenlik arasındaki ilişkiye aracılık ettiğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

• pozitif örgütsel davranış
• Güçlü yönlere odaklı liderlik
• ödemonik iyi oluş
• gelişim odaklı zihniyet
• güçlü yönlerin kullanılması

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