| The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between leadership behaviors and subordinate resilience among adults residing in Southwest Texas along the border with Mexico. To examine this relationship, participants were asked to complete a Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) 5x-Short (Bass & Avolio, 2004) for their immediate supervisors to measure transformational and transactional behaviors. In addition, participants were asked to complete measures for themselves on trait resilience, outcome-oriented resilience, optimism, and self-esteem as well as a demographic questionnaire. Useable survey instruments were collected from 205 participants that included both undergraduate and graduate students employed at least part-time and employees at a non-profit social services agency. Descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and regression analyses were conducted to analyze the data in regards to established research questions. Results of the study indicated that there were statistically significant relationships between key transformational and transactional behaviors and subordinate resilience before and after controlling for identified intervening variables. |
