title: Does Leaders' Health (and Work-Related Experiences) Affect their Evaluation of Followers' Stress?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Stressed workers suffer from severe health problems which appear to have increased. Poor leadership is especially considered a source of stress. Indeed, supervisors might perceive their subordinates to be similar to them as far as stress is concerned and this might more widespread in organizations than previously thought.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present research investigates the relationships between leaders' health, in terms of work-related stress, mental health, and workplace bullying and their evaluation of subordinates' stress. Five regression models were formulated to test our hypothesis. This is a cross-sectional study among 261 Italian leaders, using supervisor self-assessment and leaders' assessments of their subordinates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Leaders' health was related to their evaluation of staff stress. Job demand, lack of job control, and lack of support by colleagues and supervisors evaluated in their subordinates were particularly associated with the leaders' own health.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implications for developing healthy leaders are finally discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giorgi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, European University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Fiz Perez
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Montani
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Francois
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Courcy
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arcangeli
keywords: health; leadership; stress; workplace bullying