We advance the trait approach to leadership by leveraging a large multinational database on leader emergence (k = 120 samples, N = 32,579) and leader effectiveness (k = 116, N = 42,487) to extend Judge et al.'s (2002) classic meta-analysis of Big Five personality and leadership. By testing novel hypotheses rooted in culturally endorsed implicit leadership theory and socioanalytic theory, we offer three unique insights. First, in collectivist societies (cultures that value interdependence with one's group), the five factor model traits-and leader Extraversion and Agreeableness in particular-are stronger predictors of leader effectiveness, consistent with the theorized need for enhanced social coordination in such cultures. Second, a theoretical model is proposed to specify that leader Big Five trait effects are mediated by leader behavior (confirming that Consideration mediates Extraversion and Agreeableness, whereas Initiating Structure mediates Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Openness). Third, trait Honesty-Humility robustly predicts leader effectiveness beyond the Big Five traits, expanding the trait approach. New implications for understanding when and why personality traits predict leadership are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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人格与领导力：跨文化节制、行为调解和诚实谦逊的元分析回顾。


我们利用关于领导者出现（k = 120 个样本，N = 32,579）和领导者有效性（k = 116，N = 42,487）的大型跨国数据库来扩展 Judge 等人（2002）的经典，从而推进领导力特质方法大五人格和领导力的元分析。通过测试植根于文化认可的隐性领导理论和社会分析理论的新颖假设，我们提供了三种独特的见解。首先，在集体主义社会（重视与群体相互依存的文化）中，五因素模型特征——尤其是领导者的外向性和宜人性——是领导者有效性的更强预测因素，这与这种文化中加强社会协调的理论需要是一致的。其次，提出了一个理论模型来明确领导者大五特质效应是由领导者行为介导的（证实考虑介导外向性和宜人性，而起始结构介导责任心、外向性和开放性）。第三，诚实-谦逊特质可以有力地预测除“大五”特质之外的领导者有效性，从而扩展了特质方法。讨论了理解人格特质何时以及为何预测领导力的新含义。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。