Effect of leader-member exchange on nurses’sense of calling in workplace
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.12.004
- VernacularTitle: 工作场所领导-成员交换对护士职业使命感的影响
- Author:
Leigang ZHANG
1
;
Hongli MA
;
Zhijuan WANG
;
Yaoying ZHOU
;
Tingting JIN
Author Information
1. School of Teacher Education, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nurses;
Leader-member exchange;
Core self-evaluation;
Job autonomy;
Career calling
- From:
Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases
2017;35(12):898-902
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effect of leader-member exchange on nurses’sense of calling in workplace based on self-determination theory.
Methods:A total of 381 nurses were randomly selected from five tertiary general hospitals in Zhejiang province, China from October to December, 2016. They were subjected to a survey using the Leader-Member Exchange Scale, Job Autonomy Scale, Core Self-Evaluation Scale, and Calling Scale. The mediating effect was used to test the procedures and the data were subjected to hierarchical regression analysis.
Results:The leader-member exchange was positively correlated with job autonomy, core self-evaluation, and sense of calling (r=0.471, P<0.001; r=0.373, P<0.001; r=0.475, P<0.001) ; the leader-member exchange had a positive predictive effect on job autonomy and sense of calling (β= 0.47, P<0.001; β=0.48, P<0.001) ; the job autonomy had a partial mediating effect on the relationship between leader-member exchange and sense of calling (F=66.50, P<0.001) ; the core self-evaluation negatively adjusted the positive relationship between leader-member exchange and job autonomy (F=27.81, P<0.001) .
Conclusion:High-quality leader-member exchange enhances the sense of calling by improving staffs’ job autonomy and the core self-evaluation reduces the positive relationship between leader-member exchange and job autonomy.
