Impact of caring leadership on nurses' work engagement: examining the chain mediating effect of calling and affective organization commitment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have established a positive link between nurse managers' caring leadership and nurses' work engagement, but the processes and conditions through which this leadership style influences positive work behaviors remain largely unexplored. To address this gap and contribute to the existing body of knowledge, we developed a chain-mediated effects model to elucidate the impact of caring leadership on nurses' work engagement and the underlying mechanisms. In this model, we identified professional mission and affective organizational commitment as the mediating variables, offering a novel perspective on the relationship between caring leadership and work engagement.

Methods

A robust multi-center and large-sample cross-sectional survey was conducted, involv

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456229 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature