Abstract:

The aim of this study is to understand the effect of narcissistic leadership perception on the psychological well-being of employees and the mediating role of work alienation in this relationship. In addition, it is thought that job autonomy has a moderating role in the effect of work alienation on psychological wellbeing. In this regard, a cross-sectional study is conducted with the participation of 272 individuals working in different businesses in Istanbul / Turkey. The data of the research are collected online with the survey links sent to the participants via e-mail. After the validity and reliability analyzes are done on the data obtained through the convenience sampling method, the hypothesis tests are performed. Findings confirm that narcissistic leadership has a negative effect on employees’ psychological well-being. Moreover, it has been confirmed that work alienation has a mediating role between narcissistic leadership and psychological well-being. At the same time, the obtained results show that job autonomy has a significant moderator role in the effect of work alienation on psychological well-being.

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