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Abstract
Aim The objective of this study was to identify the key dimensions of transformational leadership that influence the promotion of engagement and structural empowerment in a population of nurses from different care settings.
Method A cross-sectional survey study asking about engagement, leadership style and structural empowerment was used. Descriptive and correlational statistics were applied followed by hierarchical regression. 131 nurses were recruited from a Spanish health organisation using random sampling.
Results Individualised consideration and intellectual stimulation were predictors of structural empowerment in a hierarchical regression of transformational leadership dimensions controlled by demographic variables (R2=0.467). In addition, intellectual stimulation was a predictor of engagement (R2=0.176).
Conclusion The results are the starting point for the design of an organisationwide educational intervention to increase the engagement of nurses and staff development.
- management
- engagement
- leadership assessment
- nurse
- learning
Data availability statement
Data are available upon reasonable request.
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Footnotes
Contributors RG-S and JF-C: substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; FM-Z: drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content. RG-S:guarantor.
Funding Grant SLT002/16/00283 from Pla Estratègic de Recerca i Innovació en Salut 2016-2020 of Generalitat de Catalunya.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.