J Psychol. 2014 May-Jun;148(3):347-85. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2013.801335.
The study of character found its way into leadership research through different kinds of leadership concepts. And indeed, there are some significant reasons for why character is worth studying and cannot be left out of the leadership equation. However, the explicit study of certain aspects of character is rare. Therefore, this study examined the impact of three aspects of leaders' character (integrity, humility and forgiveness, and interest and gratitude) on followers' perceptions of the leader's worthiness of being followed, followers' organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), and followers' voice behavior. In addition, the moderating effects of followers' personality traits (agreeableness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism) were examined. Data from 626 participants of a scenario experiment supported the impact of leaders' character as well as the moderating impact of followers' personalities. Theoretical implications for what it means to truly follow and practical implications for what it means to truly lead are provided.
该研究通过不同类型的领导力概念将品格研究引入领导力研究中。事实上，品格值得研究，不能排除在领导力方程式之外，这是有一些重要原因的。然而，对品格的某些方面进行明确的研究是很少见的。因此，本研究考察了领导者品格的三个方面（正直、谦逊和宽恕、兴趣和感激）对追随者对领导者值得追随的感知、追随者的组织公民行为（OCB）和追随者的声音行为的影响。此外，还考察了追随者个性特征（宜人性、尽责性和神经质）的调节作用。来自 626 名情景实验参与者的数据支持领导者品格的影响以及追随者个性的调节作用。为真正的追随意味着什么提供了理论意义，为真正的领导意味着什么提供了实践意义。
