Internationale Zeitschrift für psychische Notfallgesundheit und menschliche Resilienz

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The psychological effects of destructive leadership on employees in the workplace

Dina Al-Waheab

The research is a systematic literature review to investigate the impact of negative leadership on employees in the workplace. The aim of this research is to evaluate the causes and consequences of such leadership. The research identifies negative leadership in terms such as; bullying, criticism, favoritism, sarcasm etc.

Research shows that negative leadership results in lower levels of job performance and motivation, and high-stress levels and turnover intentions in employees. In addition, effects on employees’ psychological well-being causing psychological trauma, diminished self-esteem and emotional exhaustion. In general, these outcomes disable individuals psychologically, resulting in functional and permanent incompetency in work, and leading to significant financial losses over time and endangering families’ well-being, and affecting society as a whole.

In addition, the session will point out the potential protective effect of emotional intelligence not only on growth well-being and organizational outcomes, but also on the experience of stress and burnout and its contribution to management practice.

 

Biography:

Dina Al-Waheab is a Business and Organizational Psychologist who graduated from Coventry University-UK with a Masters degree in Business and Organizational Psychology. She is a member of The Association of Business Psychology-UK. In addition, her research received an award of excellence from the association for the level of distinction, and the best research in the field of Business Psychology for Coventry University of the year 2018.

She is the founder of DEEP- Dynamical Engaging and Effective Psychology. Kuwait: the first consultancy in Kuwait apllying psychology into business.

 

7^th International Conference on Depression, Anxiety and Stress Management; Barcelona, Spain January 20-21, 2020.

Abstract Citation:

Dina Al-Waheab, The psychological effects of destructive leadership on employees in the workplace, Stress 2020, 7th International Conference on Depression, Anxiety and Stress Management; Barcelona, Spain January 20-21, 2020.

(https://stressmanagement.psychiatrycongress.com/abstract/2020/the-psychological-effects-of-destructive-leadership-on-employees-in-the-workplace)