Influence of Authentic Leadership and Coworker Support on the Psychological Well-being of Staff Nurses
10.5807/kjohn.2018.27.2.89
- Author:
Jeonghwa CHO
1
;
Junghee YU
;
Kawoun SEO
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Gyeongbuk College of Health, Gimcheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Leadership;
Coworker support;
Psychological well-being
- MeSH:
Demography;
Leadership;
Marital Status;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
2018;27(2):89-98
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This descriptive study investigated the effects of authentic leadership and coworker support on psychological well-being of staff nurses. METHODS: The participants were 166 staff nurse working in university hospital located in D city. Data were collected from July 1 2017 to 31, 2017. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and hierarchical regression. RESULTS: The regression model that included demographics and coworker support explained about 40.0% of psychological well-being. Marital status, nurse satisfaction, turnover experience, and coworker support were the predictors of psychological well-being in staff nurses. CONCLUSION: Coworker support was an important predictor of the psychological well-being of staff nurse. Therefore, strategics to improve coworker support are needed to increase psychological well-being in the clinical field.
