ArticleBMC psychology2025
The effect of responsible leadership on organizational citizenship behavior: double mediation of gratitude and organizational identification.
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- The influence of responsible leadership on nurse's career calling: a moderated mediation model of public service motivation and moral identity.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- The predictive power of organizational identification on teachers' organizational citizenship behaviors.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Psychological mechanisms of work responsibility among Chinese university administrative staff: the roles of organizational identification, burnout, and role conflict.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Exploring the Double-Edged Sword Effect of Responsible Leadership on Nurses' Proactive Behavior: The Mediating Roles of Affective Commitment and Emotional Exhaustion.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Playful work design and thriving in academia: the mediating role of work-related flow.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Responsible leadership and employee creativity: a moderated mediation model based on social cognitive and situational strength theories.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Organizational role stress, quality of work life, organizational citizenship behavior, and psychological well-being among university faculty members.BMC psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundOrganizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is a non-compulsory but beneficial behavior for effective organizational operation. OCB can be largely determined by the type of leadership style, among which responsible leadership has been attracting considerable attention in the organizational context nowadays. The objective of this study was to examine the parallel mediating effect of gratitude and organizational identification between responsible leadership and OCB among the academic staff in China.
methodsThis study employed a cross-sectional design by distributing self-administrative questionnaires to 317 faculty members from higher education institutions in China. SmartPLS 4.0 statistical software was employed to perform Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling, in which hypotheses were tested.
resultsThe findings indicated that responsible leadership had a positive direct relationship with employees' gratitude and organizational identification but not with OCB. Meanwhile, gratitude and organizational identification were found to improve OCB significantly. Furthermore, the results revealed that gratitude and organizational identification functioned as mediators between responsible leadership and OCB.
conclusionsThis study theoretically expanded existing research by employing a parallel mediation model between responsible leadership and OCB within an Asian higher education setting. Moreover, this study also presented practical suggestions for management and policymakers to devise strategies that can cultivate responsible leadership in higher education institutions to enhance employees' gratitude and organizational identification, ultimately promoting OCB.
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