Table 2.

The mediating role of psychological empowerment in the association between transformational leadership and emotional exhaustion

Variables	Emotional exhaustion
Step 1(β)	Step 2(β)	Step 3(β)
Step 1
Age	−0.112*	−0.110*	−0.118**
Gendera	−0.016	−0.020	−0.033
Employment statusb	−0.150**	−0.147**	−0.122**
Step 2
Transformational leadership		−0.305**	−0.178**
Step 3
Psychological empowerment			−0.374**
Adjusted R2	0.032	0.124	0.246
△R2	0.040**	0.093**	0.123**

Notes: N=385 employees. *p<0.05, **p<0.01. ^a1=female, 2=male. ^b1=permanent, 2=contract. Age is a continuous variable.