The present study investigates the relationship between health-specific leadership and employee burnout. Health-specific leadership is a domain-specific leadership style that is characterized by the focus of leaders on employee well-being and their intentional support of employee health. Following the theory, I argue that managers influence employee burnout not only directly but also indirectly by encouraging employees to take care of their own health. Further, I extend the scope of previous research and argue that managers’ personal initiative acts as a moderator for health-specific leadership; as indicated by previous research, proactivity is crucial for effective leadership behavior. A cross-sectional questionnaire study (n = 525) was conducted. Health-specific leadership, managers’ personal initiative, employee self-care, and employee burnout symptoms have been measured. A moderated mediation was tested using structural equation modeling. The findings confirm a positive relationship between health-specific leadership and employee burnout. As expected, this relationship is partially mediated by employee self-care. Managers’ personal initiative shows an interaction effect on employee self-care but not on burnout symptoms. The study results verify the concept of health-specific leadership and highlight the importance of proactive leadership behavior as a facilitator for health-specific leadership. Finally, implications for leadership research and practice are provided.

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加强员工自我照顾

本研究调查了特定于健康的领导与员工倦怠之间的关系。特定于健康的领导是一种特定于领域的领导风格，其特征是领导者将重点放在员工的福祉及其对员工健康的有意支持上。遵循该理论，我认为管理者不仅通过鼓励员工照顾自己的健康，而且直接或间接地影响员工的倦怠。此外，我扩大了以前的研究范围，并认为管理者的个人主动性可作为健康特定领导的调节者。正如先前的研究表明，积极主动对于有效的领导行为至关重要。进行了横断面问卷研究（n = 525）。特定于健康的领导，经理的个人主动性，员工的自我保健，并测量了员工的倦怠症状。使用结构方程模型测试了适度调解。这些发现证实了健康领导力与员工倦怠之间存在正相关关系。不出所料，这种关系部分是由员工的自我照顾调解的。经理的个人主动性显示了对员工自我保健的互动影响，但对倦怠症状没有影响。研究结果证实了健康领导力的概念，并强调了积极的领导行为作为促进健康领导力的重要性。最后，提供了对领导力研究和实践的启示。不出所料，这种关系部分是由员工的自我照顾调解的。经理的个人主动性显示了对员工自我保健的互动影响，但对倦怠症状没有影响。研究结果证实了健康领导力的概念，并强调了积极的领导行为作为促进健康领导力的重要性。最后，提供了对领导力研究和实践的启示。不出所料，这种关系部分是由员工的自我照顾调解的。经理的个人主动性显示了对员工自我保健的互动影响，但对倦怠症状没有影响。研究结果证实了健康领导力的概念，并强调了积极的领导行为作为促进健康领导力的重要性。最后，提供了对领导力研究和实践的启示。