Document Type : Research Article

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1 M. A. , Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

Abstract

One of the important methods to increase organizational virtue is leadership, and leadership can increasingly be considered as a role to create differences, so among the theories that have been proposed to inspire and apply organizational virtue is the theory of authentic leadership. May it be considered the newest and most complete leadership approach that has been proposed in recent years. The purpose of this research is to prediction psychological well-being based on the perceived authentic leadership style and work engagement in the employees of Hablex factory in Qods Razavi province. The statistical population of the present research will include the employees of Hebelx factory in Astan Quds Razavi, whose number is 96 people. This research was descriptive type and correlation base,. The total sample society 77 persons selected by Cochran formula. To measure the research variables, three questionnaires deployed as below: psychological well-being (Ryff), work engagement (UTRECHT) and authentic leadership (Avolio). At the inferential level, the multivariate regression method was used to test the hypotheses. The results of the research showed that psychological well-being can be predicted based on the perceived authentic leadership style and job enthusiasm in the employees of Hablex factory in Qods Razavi province.

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