Abusive supervision and nurses' deviant behaviors: the moderating effect of self-efficacy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses play a critical role in care processes that involve patient monitoring and coordination and any failure in these processes or deviation from safety standards may result in serious consequences for patients and ultimately for the entire system. Nevertheless, research examining nurses' deviant behaviors in terms of their antecedents is inadequate. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine abusive supervision as an antecedent of deviant behavior in nurses and the role of nurses' self-efficacy in this effect.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 across 252 nurses who work in education and research hospitals affiliated with Health Sciences University (Türkiye). In the study, data were collected including perceptions of the nurses reg

SUBMITTER: Yurur S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481827 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature