Testing the Connection Between the Family Status and Male Leader Roles

Abstract

This study is a continuation of an earlier article (Kőműves et al., 2022). In this publication, we examine the relationship between marital status and male leadership roles. The research question is: do male leaders differ in the perception of their leadership roles based on their marital status. We are testing two hypotheses related to our research question. Sampling is carried out using the snowball method, the number of respondents is 212, therefore the sample is not considered representative and the conclusions drawn cannot be generalised and can only be considered valid on the sample. To confirm the hypotheses, ANOVA, LSD post hoc test and Chi-square tests are used. The answer to our research question is that male leaders differ in their perceptions of their leadership roles depending on their marital status. Based on the verification of the hypotheses: the marital status determines which leadership factors are considered important by the respondents in terms of determining leadership success; the marital status determines which leadership styles are considered effective; respondents perceive the reconciliation of family life and successful leadership role differently according to marital status. In the future, we would like to continue this research by investigating whether marital status affects attitudes towards leadership roles differently for men and women.