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Data further established an inverse statistically significant relationship between transformative leadership style and a statistically significant deleterious relationship between laissez-faire leadership style and student anxiety levels while controlling for covariates of students' age, gender, and ethnicity. This was followed by Transactional and Laissez-faire leadership styles. After analyzing the data using the SPSS software, Transformational Leadership Style was identified as the predominant preferred leadership style practiced by college faculty. A sample of 292 students, 18 years or older, from two colleges, was surveyed using the valid and reliable Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and General Anxiety Disorder-7 surveys. This quantitative study examined three major leadership styles practiced by faculty, chosen after proper scrutiny of existing literature, to identify the correlation between these leadership styles and students' anxiety levels. A classroom leader committed to integrating individualized communication, equity, fairness, motivation, and mindfulness in a personal development model, can have an influential role in reducing students' anxiety. Even when available, most students do not take advantage of these services due to high self-perceived and cultural stigma. Unfortunately, many students do not have access to professional help. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a frequent and significant challenge among students, which is detrimental to academic performance, resulting in college dropout, low graduation rates, and a gateway to other health problems. Were no statistically significant differences between theĭata from several postsecondary-based studies in the United States showed that college students suffer from mental health especially, anxiety. Most prevalent leadership styles are the empowering,ĭemocratic, and autocratic. Observed, followed by the pragmatic pattern and finally theĪlienated and the Passive pattern. Showed that the Exemplary followership type was the highest With the observed distribution of frequencies. Square Goodness of Fit was employed to compare the expected Validity and reliability of the study tools have been verified. Jerash Private University and Irbid Private University). JUST, Al-Bayt, Philadelphia, Ajloun Private University,

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