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Based on self-determination theory, our research investigated the relationship between spiritual leadership and career satisfaction, and explored the roles of basic need satisfaction and power distance orientation in this relationship. Our research used a Chinese sample collected from 260 participants to verify the proposed theoretical model. The findings suggested that spiritual leadership had a positive relationship with career satisfaction, and basic need satisfaction played a mediator in this positive relationship. In addition, the indirect effect of spiritual leadership on career satisfaction through basic need satisfaction relied on subordinate power distance orientation, such that the indirect effect was stronger when power distance orientation was low than when it was high. Our research further provided several theoretical and practical implications for future research.
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Yang, J., Yang, F. & Gao, N. Enhancing career satisfaction: The roles of spiritual leadership, basic need satisfaction, and power distance orientation. Curr Psychol 41, 1856–1867 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00712-5
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