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ArticleBMC nursing2023

The associations between benevolent leadership, affective commitment, work engagement and helping behavior of nurses: a cross-sectional study.

Xiaolin Shen, Tao Shen, Yanling Chen, Ying Wang, Xuan He, Xinyue Lv, Qiang Jin

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Article in BMC nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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Xiaolin ShenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China. 314293739@qq.com.
Tao ShenSchool of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu City, 610031, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Yanling ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Ying WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Xuan HeCarey Business School, The Johns Hopkins University, 100 International Dr, Baltimore, MD, 21202, USA.
Xinyue LvInternational Business School, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu City, 610031, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Qiang JinAcupuncture School, Hospital affiliated to Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
Sichuan University · CNSouthwestern University of Finance and Economics · CNChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNJohns Hopkins University · USWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

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Southwestern University of Finance and Economics Guanghua talent program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBenevolent leadership is common in organizations, including hospitals, and is known to have positive effects on employees. Yet, nursing literature lacks sufficient research on its relationships with nurses' behavior.

methodsIn March to April 2022, a cross-sectional study was carried out involving 320 nurses employed across various hospitals in Sichuan Province, China. Benevolent leadership, affective commitment, work engagement, and helping behavior were evaluated using the Benevolent Leadership Scale, Affective Commitment Scale, Work Engagement Scale, and Helping Behavior Questionnaire, respectively. The study employed structural equation model and the bootstrap method to investigate the proposed relationships.

resultsThe SEM analysis results indicated a positive association between benevolent leadership and several outcomes among nurses. Specifically, benevolent leadership was found to be positively associated with nurses' affective commitment (β = 0.58, p < .001), work engagement (β = 0.02, p < .001), and helping behavior (β = 0.17, p = .001). Additionally, there was a significant indirect effect between benevolent leadership and nurses' work engagement through affective commitment (β = 0.08, p = .007) as well as between benevolent leadership and helping behavior through affective commitment (β = 0.16, p < .001).

conclusionsThis study's findings emphasize the crucial role of benevolent leadership in fostering nurses' positive attitudes and behaviors in the workplace. Hospital administrators could promote the benevolent leadership of head nurses to enhance nurses' affective commitment, work engagement, and helping behaviors.

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Affective commitmentBenevolent leadershipHead nursesHelping behaviorHospitalsNursesSocial exchange theoryWork engagement

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