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PubMed: 40589805 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1524985
How digital leadership impacts community resilience: a moderated mediation model.
Front Public Health 13:1524985
Authors: Guanhu Zhao, Fazhen Zhao, Xu Hui, Yanan Wu, Xuemei Zhao
Affiliations
- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
- School of Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. Lanzhou University Library, Lanzhou, China.
- Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China. Centre for Evidence-Based Social Science/Center for Health Technology Assessment, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
- Research Center for Emergency Management, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
- Centre for Evidence-Based Social Science/Center for Health Technology Assessment, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
- School of Psychology, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China.
Abstract
Introduction
Community resilience is crucial for communities to effectively respond to disasters such as public health emergencies. Digital technology and leadership are integral to building community resilience; however, the impact of digital leadership on community resilience has been underexplored.
Methods
This study administered a questionnaire survey to 306 participants to examine the impact of digital leadership on community resilience. Furthermore, it also explored the mediating role of knowledge sharing and the moderating role of community trust.
Results
We find that (1) digital leadership, knowledge sharing, community trust and community resilience are positively correlated with each other; (2) knowledge sharing partially mediates the relationship between digital leadership and community resilience; and (3) community trust moderates the effect of digital leadership on knowledge sharing. Specifically, under the condition of high community trust, digital leadership is more effective in predicting community resilience.
Discussion
The findings of this study not only contribute to the existing literature on the antecedents of community resilience but also elucidate the influence mechanism of digital leadership on community resilience from a micro perspective. Furthermore, this study provides practical recommendations for enhancing community resilience in the digital era.
MeSH
Trust, Public Health, Negotiating