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en studie av fyra ledares uppfattning om sin situation, sitt ledarskap och behov av stöd i en kris
StressLeadershipCrisisLocus of controlSocial supportRelation- and emotion focused leadershipManagement by delayCopingLedarskapKrisSocialt stödRelations- och uppgiftsorienterat ledarskapOccupational healthIndustrial medicineYrkesmedicinArbetsmiljömedicinPsychologyPsykologiMedicine and Health SciencesSocial Sciences
The aim of the study is to get a better understanding of leader's reactions in a crisis situation, and to examine whether locus of control and coping strategies can be related to leaders need for social support. The role of a leader in a crisis situation is complex and includes several aspects which must be illustrated to understand the leader's situation. Four leaders have participated in the study. The methods that have been used are questionnaires for measuring locus of control and coping and semi-structured interviews. The results show that search for social support cannot be seen as an outcome of a specific locus of control or coping strategy. All the leaders have an internal locus of control and used a majority of emotion-focused coping strategies in the crisis situation. It's possible to see that the need of support differs a lot from individual to individual, some of the leaders searched more emotional support and others more informative support.