The effect of perceived humble leadership on psychological well-being and job stress: Siirt University examplety

This study aims to examine the impact of the perception of humble leadership on employees' psychological well-being and job stress. Focusing on how leadership styles reflect employees' experiences in the workplace, the research analyzes the individual and organizational outcomes of humble leadership. Humble leadership is defined as a leadership style in which leaders adopt a humble, empathetic, and participatory approach, consider employees' opinions, value them, and support their professional development. In this context, it is suggested that this leadership style may enhance employees' psychological well-being and reduce job stress. Particularly in dynamic work environments, the impact of leadership styles on job stress and the implications of this impact for employees' overall well-being are considered a significant area of research in terms of both organizational success and individual well-being. Accordingly, this study theoretically discusses the concepts of humble leadership, psychological well-being, and job stress, reviews existing studies examining the relationships among these variables, and develops a research model and hypotheses based on the findings from the literature. In the empirical part of the study, a collective survey was prepared on a group of 332 academic and administrative staff working at Siirt University in order to test the assumptions. The data of using the easy navigation method was analyzed through SPSS package programs. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the perception of modest leadership can sustain the psychological well-being of individuals in a positive and meaningful way; In addition, moderate leadership has negatively and significantly terminated the job stress of employees.