Spillner, Lena Talea2024-09-252024-09-252023-01-272023-01-20http://hdl.handle.net/10362/172356Leader well-being is an increasingly important topic since leaders face various challenges in their job. This study aims for enhancing the little existing literature on leader well-being. More specifically, it was analyzed if leader identity has a mediating role in the relationship and if motivation to lead is moderating the relationship between leader identity and leader well-being. The results revealed first, leader identity mediates the relationship between leader self-efficacy and leader well-being and second, the novel finding that a leader should have a strong leader identity or a high motivation to lead to achieve a high level of leader well-being.engFormal leadershipGeneral healthLeader identityLeader self-efficacyLeader well-beingMotivation to leadWork engagementmaster thesis203515579