Attachment Styles in Leadership: Implications for Leader Emergence, Communication, and Leadership Styles<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this evidence-based synthesis paper, I included 18 peer-reviewed journal articles, 10 of which were published in the past 10 years. with the purpose of examining how attachment theory can affect individuals in leadership roles. The others date back to 1992, and I also included Bowlby\u2019s text from 1982 for his information about his foundational theory. I focused specifically on how attachment theory can be used to better understand its effects on leader emergence, communication within organizational settings, and leadership styles. Recent research has supported that the internal working models established in early childhood carry into adult relationships. Research suggests that these implications can be applied to individuals in leadership roles because of the position’s relational component. Each study has found evidence supporting the notion that attachment styles affect people in leadership roles. Across all studies, researchers have found that securely attached individuals are more likely to be recognized as leaders than those with an insecure attachment. Researchers also have discovered a positive relationship between secure attachment and transformational leadership, a widely recognized leadership style, and a negative relationship between insecure attachment and transformational leadership. Most research that has been conducted has focused on leaders with secure attachments, so future research should focus more on leaders with insecure attachments to better understand their effects on leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PSY 499, Senior Capstone<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Erin Mueller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
11:30 – 11:55 AM<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goodrich 204<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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