Moderating Effects of Transformational Leadership, Affective Commitment, Job Performance, and Job Insecurity

Hui Shao; Hai Fu; Yuemeng Ge; Weichen Jia; Zhi Li; Junwei Wang

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.847147

Moderating Effects of Transformational Leadership, Affective Commitment, Job Performance, and Job Insecurity

Front Psychol. 2022 May 9:13:847147. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.847147. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Hui Shao¹, Hai Fu², Yuemeng Ge³, Weichen Jia⁴, Zhi Li⁴, Junwei Wang⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Humanities and Communication, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.
² School of Liberal Arts, Nantong University, Nantong, China.
³ Faculty of International Tourism and Management, City University of Macau, Taipa, Macao SAR, China.
⁴ School of Media and Law, NingboTech University, Ningbo, China.

Abstract

This work explored the mediating effects of affective commitment on transformational leadership and job performance and job insecurity on transformational leadership and affective commitment. Meanwhile, the inter-relationships between the four verified the mediating effect of affective commitment, including job insecurity. The results were as follows: (1) transformational leadership and job performance were positively related. (2) Transformational leadership was proportional to an emotional commitment. (3) The affective commitment had a positive impact on job performance. (4) Transformational leadership indirectly positively affected job performance through the intermediary effect of affective commitment. (5) Transformational leadership regulated affective commitment through job insecurity. The more job security employees have, the higher the impact of transformational leadership on affective commitment; the lower the contrary.

Keywords: affective commitment; emotional commitment; job insecurity; job performance; transformational leadership.