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. 2020 Aug 24:36:328.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.328.19720. eCollection 2020.

The association of leadership styles and nurses well-being: a cross-sectional study in healthcare settings

Ibtissam Mohamad Sabbah  1 , Tahanie Tarek Ibrahim  1 , Rania Hani Khamis  2 , Hajar Ahmad-Majed Bakhour  1 , Sanaa Mohamad Sabbah  2   3 , Nabil Sami Droubi  1 , Hala Mohamad Sabbah  4
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The association of leadership styles and nurses well-being: a cross-sectional study in healthcare settings

Ibtissam Mohamad Sabbah et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Introduction: the nurses´ perception of their supervisors´ leadership styles has a substantial impact on their well-being. Effective leadership in health care is crucial in improving and enhancing the effectiveness of health care systems. This study aims to assess the leadership styles of nurse leaders as perceived by employees, and to explore the relationship between perceived leadership styles and the quality of life of nurses in Lebanese hospital settings.

Methods: it was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2017 and involved a sample of 250 nurses chosen randomly in eight hospitals. The survey included questions on socio-demographic and health-related characteristics, Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 5X Short Form, and the Short Form Health Survey-12 V2 (SF-12v2).

Results: the managers used enough transformational leadership style, whereas they used fairly often transactional leadership. The Laissez-faire style was adopted from time to time by the managers. Male nurses perceive their managers as transformational significantly more than female nurses (2.94 vs. 2.73; p = 0.05). Transformational leadership style was statistically related to all scales scores of the SF-12v2 (p < 0.001) except the Social Functioning domain (p = 0.42). The transactional leadership style was associated with the Vitality scale scores (p < 0.001). The physical (p < 0.05) and Emotional Role (p < 0.001) and the mental health summary measure (p < 0.05) were lower in persons who perceived the leadership style of their manager as Laissez-faire.

Conclusion: this study highlights the existence of a positive effect of leadership styles in the wellbeing of nurses, and confirms that nursing management has been identified as a challenge in the Lebanese hospitals.

Keywords: SF-12v2 health survey; Transformational leadership; multifactor leadership questionnaire 5X short form; well-being.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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