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ArticleInternational journal of nursing sciences2025

The role of ethical leadership in promoting internal whistleblowing among nurses: A dual-mediation model analysis of psychological safety and reporting attitudes.

Ibrahim Abdullatif Ibrahim, Indrajit Doddanavar, Samah Mohamed Abdelrahim, Mennat Allah G Abou Zeid

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Ibrahim Abdullatif IbrahimDepartment of Nursing Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
Indrajit DoddanavarDepartment of MBA, Jain College of Engineering and Research, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, India.
Samah Mohamed AbdelrahimDepartment of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.
Mennat Allah G Abou ZeidNursing Administration and Education Department, College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.

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Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the dual mediating roles of psychological safety and reporting attitudes in the association between ethics-centered leadership and internal whistleblowing among nurses. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional study design was employed, involving a convenience sample of 273 nurses among five university hospitals from August to October 2024. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, Ethical Leadership Scale, Psychological Safety Scale, Positive Attitudes Toward Whistleblowing Scale, and Internal Whistleblowing Scale. Pearson correlation and structural equation model were conducted to test the hypothesized dual mediation model. Results: The average score of nurses for ethical leadership was 4.14 ± 0.57, psychological safety was 3.80 ± 0.64, reporting attitudes was 4.12 ± 0.67, internal whistleblowing was 3.93 ± 0.52. Ethical leadership had a significant effect on psychological safety ( Conclusions: Ethical leadership encourages internal whistleblowing among nurses by fostering psychological safety and positive reporting attitudes. Therefore, healthcare managers should prioritize ethical leadership development, enhance psychological safety, and foster constructive reporting attitudes that enable nurses to report ethical violations confidently, without apprehension.

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Ethical leadershipInternal whistleblowingNursePsychological safetyReporting attitudes

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