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The mediating role of psychological capital on the relationship between authentic leadership and innovative behaviour among Chinese nurses.
- Source :
- Nursing Open; Mar2024, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p1-11, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Aim: To explore the mediating role of psychological capital between authentic leadership and innovative behaviour among Chinese nurses. Design: A cross‐sectional study. Methods: In December 2021, online surveys were delivered among nurses from 37 hospitals in Anhui Province by convenience sampling approach. The data was collected using the Chinese version of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Nurse Psychological Capital Questionnaire and Nurse Innovative Behaviour Scale. The structural equation model and bootstrap test examined the mediating role of psychological capital between authentic leadership and innovative behaviour. Results: 3495 Chinese nurses from 37 Anhui Province hospitals participated in this study. The mean item score of authentic leadership was 3.25 (SD 0.83), psychological capital was 4.85 (SD 0.89), and innovative behaviour was 2.82 (SD 0.84). Authentic leadership perceived by nurses, psychological capital, and innovative behaviour were statistically significant and positively correlated with each other (r = 0.524 ~ 0.806, p < 0.01). Psychological capital significantly mediated the association between authentic leadership and innovative behaviour (β = 0.449, p < 0.001), and its mediating effect accounted for 76.75% of the total effect. Conclusion: Results suggest the importance of developing nurse managers' authentic leadership to foster nurses' psychological capital and innovation behaviour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NURSES
CROSS-sectional method
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
DIFFUSION of innovations
STATISTICAL significance
LEADERSHIP
STATISTICAL sampling
QUESTIONNAIRES
HUMAN research subjects
HOSPITALS
WORK experience (Employment)
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CONCEPTUAL structures
HYPOTHESIS
INFORMED consent (Medical law)
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
DATA analysis software
CONFIDENCE intervals
WELL-being
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20541058
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nursing Open
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176335599
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.2126