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. 2024;79(3):1491-1499.
doi: 10.3233/WOR-240026.

The moderating role of paternalistic leadership in the relationship between job satisfaction and job stress among health workers in Gaziantep, Turkey

Ahmet Tunç  1 , Sema Dökme Yağar  2 , Emine Gerçek  3 , Fedayi Yağar  3
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The moderating role of paternalistic leadership in the relationship between job satisfaction and job stress among health workers in Gaziantep, Turkey

Ahmet Tunç et al. Work. 2024.

Abstract

Background: Adopting an effective leadership style is of critical importance in increasing healthcare efficiency and therefore determining patient satisfaction. For example, although there are many new and effective leadership types today, the paternalistic leadership approach can still play an effective role in developing countries.

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine the moderating role of paternalistic leadership in the relationship between job satisfaction and job stress.

Methods: A total of 466 healthcare workers completed measures of perceived paternalistic leadership, job stress, and job satisfaction. The research was conducted in the center of Gaziantep, one of the largest cities in Turkey. Regression analysis was used to evaluate the moderate variable. Dawson slope were used to visualize the results.

Results: A negative relationship was found between job satisfaction and job stress. Additionally, it has been determined that the perception of paternalistic leadership has a moderating role. It has been observed that as the perception of paternalistic leadership increases, the negative relationship between job satisfaction and job stress decreases.

Conclusion: It has been concluded that the paternalistic leadership approach can play a critical role in increasing the productivity of healthcare workers and reducing the negative effect of stress on satisfaction. It has been suggested that policies be developed to develop appropriate strategies for creating work environments that will increase employees' perceptions of paternalistic leadership.

Keywords: Effective leadership; Turkey; health workers; hospitals; mental health; work environment.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Moderating effect of high and low paternalistic leadership (PL).
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