Does Structural Empowerment of Nurse Leaders Moderate the Relationship Between Destructive Leadership and Nursing Outcomes?-A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To describe how nursing staff assess their superiors' destructive leadership and nurse leaders' structural empowerment. A further aim is to examine the associations between destructive leadership and staff outcomes and how nurse leaders' structural empowerment moderates these associations.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Methods

The data were collected during November 2022-April 2023. Nursing staff assessed their work well-being, commitment, decision-making and career advancement. Destructive leadership was evaluated using the Employment Precariousness Scale and some additional questions. Nurse leaders' structural empowerment was assessed using the Conditions For Work Effectiveness Questionnaire-II. The data were analysed using statistical methods including linear

SUBMITTER: Nurmeksela A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271670 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature