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Exploring Curvilinear Relationships of Transformational and Engaging Leadership with Stress. Is Engaging Leadership Any Better? Cover

Exploring Curvilinear Relationships of Transformational and Engaging Leadership with Stress. Is Engaging Leadership Any Better?

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|Jul 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Descriptive statistics and correlations.

VARIABLESMEANSDMINMAX1234
1. Transformational leadership5.041.6117(0.96)
2. Engaging leadership3.641.02150.814*(0.98)
3. Emotional exhaustion0.410.3501–0.303*–0.315*(0.78)
4. Lack of sleep0.390.4801–0.193*–0.207*0.685*(0.69)

[i] Legend. Variables are standardized (factor scores), *p < 0.001, (Cronbachs alfa).

Table 2

Transformational leadership’s effect on emotional exhaustion (N = 721).

MODEL 1MODEL 2
βtβT
Linear–0.303**–8.522–0.238**–4.973
Quadratic0.097*2.029
R2adj0.090**0.094**

[i] Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, ns = not statistically significant.

Figure 1

Transformational leadership’s effect on emotional exhaustion.

Table 3

Transformational leadership effect on sleep deprivation (N = 766).

MODEL 1MODEL 2
βtβT
Linear–0.193**–5.285–0.125*–2.530
Quadratic0.103*2.085
R2adj0.036**0.041**

[i] Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, ns = Not statistically significant.

Figure 2

Transformational leadership’s effect on sleep quality.

Table 4

Engaging leadership effect on emotional exhaustion (N = 721).

MODEL 1MODEL 2
βtβT
Linear–0.315**–8.910–0.271**–6.131
Quadratic0.075ns1.691
R2adj0.098**0.101**0.100**
Table 5

Engaging leadership effect on sleep deprivation (N = 766).

MODEL 1MODEL 2
βtβT
Linear–0.207**–5.673–0.201**–4.397
Quadratic0.011ns0.238
R2adj0.042**0.040**

[i] Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001, ns = Not statistically significant.

Table 6

Engaging leadership’s incremental validity: emotional exhaustion.

MODEL 1MODEL 2
βtTVIFβtTVIF
TL–0.303**–8.5221.001.00–0.137*–2.2530.3372.963
EL–0.204**–3.3570.3372.963
R2adj0.09**0.103**
DR20.014**

[i] Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001; T: Tolerance; VIF: Variance Inflation Factor.

Table 7

Engaging leadership’s incremental validity: sleep deprivation through hierarchical.

MODEL 1MODEL 2
βtTVIFβtTVIF
TL–0.193**–5.2851.001.00–0.074–1.1740.3372.963
EL–0.148*–2.3410.3372.963
R2adj0.036**0.042**
DR20.007*

[i] Note. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001; T: Tolerance; VIF: Variance Inflation Factor.

Table 1

Fit Statistic confirmatory factor model and a two dimensional confirmatory factor model.

MODELχ²DFBICRMSEACFITLISRMR
1 factor733,99189105830.1190.8508300.049
2 factor460,90188101820.0850.9250.9160.036

[i] Note: Mplus 8.1 was used with a MLR estimator to compare whether LF and TL were two-factor or one-factor. Both the BIC and the strong significant drop in χ² of the two-factor model indicate that a two-factor solution is more appropriate.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.357 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 12 - 12
Submitted on: Oct 15, 2024
Accepted on: May 23, 2026
Published on: Jul 10, 2026
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Oyeniyi Samuel Olaniyan, Sandra K. Iversen, Maria Hole, Henrik Y. Førde, Katrine S. Mathiassen, Guy Notelaers, published by Stockholm University Press
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