Previous studies underline positive effects of health-oriented leadership for follower well-being. However, it is not clear whether and to what extent situational and personal factors influence health-oriented leadership behavior towards employees (i.e., staff care). We examine the effect of crises and the moderating role of strain for the relationship between strain and staff care in two studies. The first study investigated main and interactive effects of crisis and leader strain on staff care in a cross-sectional survey (N = 201). To test for causality, we complemented our findings with an experimental vignette study (N = 169) and extended our findings with regard to the influence of follower strain. As expected, results of both studies showed negative effects of crisis and leader strain on staff care. Furthermore, crisis effects on staff care were contingent on both leader strain (Study 1 and 2) and follower strain (Study 2): While leader strain strengthened the negative relationships between crisis and staff care, follower strain served as a buffer. These findings support the assumption that staff care is at risk in crises particularly when leaders are strained. However, it is a positive finding that staff care is still feasible on a moderate and relevant level and that leaders respond to follower strain with additional efforts regarding staff care even in crises. The study contributes to the clarification and better understanding of situational contingencies of leadership behavior.

以前的研究强调了以健康为导向的领导对追随者幸福感的积极影响。然而，尚不清楚情境和个人因素是否以及在多大程度上影响以健康为导向的领导对员工的行为（即员工关怀）。我们在两项研究中检验了危机的影响以及压力对压力与员工关怀之间关系的调节作用。第一项研究在横断面调查中调查了危机和领导压力对员工关怀的主要和交互影响（N = 201）。为了测试因果关系，我们用实验性小插图研究（N = 169）补充了我们的发现，并扩展了我们关于追随者应变影响的发现。正如预期的那样，两项研究的结果都显示了危机和领导压力对员工关怀的负面影响。此外，危机对员工关怀的影响取决于领导压力（研究 1 和 2）和下属压力（研究 2）：虽然领导压力加强了危机和员工关怀之间的负面关系，但下属压力起到了缓冲作用。这些发现支持了这样的假设，即员工护理在危机中面临风险，尤其是在领导者紧张时。然而，一个积极的发现是，员工关怀在适度和相关的水平上仍然是可行的，即使在危机中，领导者也会通过额外的员工关怀来应对追随者的压力。该研究有助于澄清和更好地理解领导行为的情景突发事件。追随者菌株作为缓冲剂。这些发现支持了这样的假设，即员工护理在危机中面临风险，尤其是在领导者紧张时。然而，一个积极的发现是，员工关怀在适度和相关的水平上仍然是可行的，即使在危机中，领导者也会通过额外的员工关怀来应对追随者的压力。该研究有助于澄清和更好地理解领导行为的情景突发事件。追随者菌株作为缓冲剂。这些发现支持了这样的假设，即员工护理在危机中面临风险，尤其是在领导者紧张时。然而，一个积极的发现是，员工关怀在适度和相关的水平上仍然是可行的，即使在危机中，领导者也会通过额外的员工关怀来应对追随者的压力。该研究有助于澄清和更好地理解领导行为的情景突发事件。