Servant Leadership Stimulates Spiritual Well-Being Through Team Trust in a Female Religious Context

I.-M. Obi; H. Aaldering; K. Bollen; M.C. Euwema

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.630978

Servant Leadership Stimulates Spiritual Well-Being Through Team Trust in a Female Religious Context

I.-M. Obi, H. Aaldering, K. Bollen, M.C. Euwema

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© Copyright © 2021 Obi, Aaldering, Bollen and Euwema.This study investigates how female religious leaders nurture spiritual well-being in religious sisters. Specifically, we examined how servant leadership fosters spiritual well-being [Gifts and Fruits of the Spirit (GFSp)] through, respectively, the mediating role of team trust and reduced occurrence of team conflicts. Quantitative survey data were collected from 453 religious sisters (followers) within a Catholic Women Religious Institute in Nigeria. Using structural equation modeling, results showed that servant leadership is positively related to team trust and negatively related to team conflict. Further findings showed that servant leadership indirectly fosters spiritual well-being: Gifts of the Spirit (GSp), and Fruits of the Spirit (FSp), through the mediating role of team trust, however not through reduced team conflict. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	630978
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.630978
Publication status	Published - 3 Sept 2021
Externally published	Yes

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The authors thank Dr. Wouter Robijn, for having contributed to the statistical analysis of this research.

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