Inclusive leadership, self-efficacy, organization-based self-esteem, and intensive care nurses’ job performance: A cross-sectional study using structural equation modeling
Haitao Huang , Xiaona Zhang , Ling Tu , Wei Peng , Dongmin Wang , Haiyan Chong , Zicheng Wang , Hua Du , Hong Chen
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Abstract
Background
The job performance of intensive care nurses is critical to the treatment and recovery of critically ill patients. Inclusive leadership, self-efficacy and organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) are important psychosocial factors affecting job performance. However, few studies have explored the relationships among these factors in critical care nurses.
Aims
To examine the impact of inclusive leadership on the job performance of intensive care nurses and to explore the potential mediation through self-efficacy and OBSE.
Methods
A cross-sectional survey design was employed. Between November and December 2023, a total of 460 intensive care nurses from China completed the survey, which included standard assessments on inclusive leadership, self-efficacy, OBSE, and job performance. Mediation analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling. Indirect effects were evaluated through bootstrapping.
Results
The results indicated significant positive correlations among inclusive leadership, self-efficacy, OBSE, and job performance (all P < 0.01). Inclusive leadership not only directly affected the job performance of intensive care nurses but also influenced it through the partial mediating roles of self-efficacy and OBSE, with the mediating effects accounting for 14.29 % and 30.61 % of the total effect, respectively. Additionally, the analysis found that self-efficacy and OBSE played a chain mediating role in the relationship between inclusive leadership and the job performance, with the mediating effect accounting for 22.45 % of the total effect.
Conclusions
Inclusive leadership positively predict the job performance of intensive care nurses. Self-efficacy and OBSE act as mediating factors, further explaining how inclusive leadership improves the job performance of intensive care nurses.
Implications for clinical practice
Enhancing inclusive leadership can be achieved through targeted training programs that emphasize open communication, team collaboration, and recognition of diverse perspectives. For example, leadership workshops can include role-playing scenarios that promote active listening and constructive feedback. Furthermore, boosting self-efficacy and OBSE is essential, as these variables significantly mediate the relationship between inclusive leadership and job performance. Encouraging mentorship and providing opportunities for professional development can help nurses build their confidence and organizational identity, ultimately leading to improved performance and patient care outcomes.
期刊介绍:
The aims of Intensive and Critical Care Nursing are to promote excellence of care of critically ill patients by specialist nurses and their professional colleagues; to provide an international and interdisciplinary forum for the publication, dissemination and exchange of research findings, experience and ideas; to develop and enhance the knowledge, skills, attitudes and creative thinking essential to good critical care nursing practice. The journal publishes reviews, updates and feature articles in addition to original papers and significant preliminary communications. Articles may deal with any part of practice including relevant clinical, research, educational, psychological and technological aspects.