Relationship between Selected Leadership Style and Employee Stress Level at Workplace

• Main Authors: Choi, Mui Fong, Florianna Lendai, Michael Mulok, Helmi, Sumilan
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: UNIMAS Publisher 2015
• Subjects: BF Psychology; H Social Sciences (General); HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform; HT Communities. Classes. Races
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12459/7/relationship%20between%20selected%20leadership%20style%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12459/; http://publisher.unimas.my/ojs/index.php/JCSHD/index

There has been only limited research focused on the assumption of leader stress and affective well-being. Hence, this study aims to determine the relationship between leadership style and employee stress level at workplace. This study primarily took a quantitative approach for data collection and analysis. Questionnaires were distributed at three branches of banks located in Kuching, Sarawak and to their employees. The findings show that there is a relationship between autocratic leadership style and employee stress level at workplace. The strength of the relationship is weak due to r = .461, p = .002. The findings also show that democratic leadership and transformational leadership have no relationship with the employee stress level at workplace.