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February 2, 2026Open Access

Gender, trust and empathy: a systematic review of factors influencing successful political leadership in the COVID-19 crisis

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The review aims to explore critical factors influencing political leadership success during crises, particularly in the context of COVID-19.
Conducted a systematic literature review following the PRISMA procedure.
Identified 4841 studies across three databases.
Included 105 articles after analyzing titles, abstracts, and full papers.
Political leadership during COVID-19 was found to be heterogeneous.
Empathic, proactive, and transformational leadership positively impacted leadership success.
Crisis communication emerged as a crucial task.
Personal characteristics of the leader and leadership context are significant factors.

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This systematic review explores empathy and trust as factors influencing political leadership success during COVID-19, suggesting new insights.

Fraga et al. (2026) studied this question.

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This systematic review explores empathy and trust as factors influencing political leadership success during COVID-19, suggesting new insights.