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Leadership Styles and Nurses’ Job Satisfaction. Results of a Systematic Review

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  • Maria Lucia Specchia

    (Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Via della Pineta Sacchetti, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Rosaria Cozzolino

    (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Emergency Department, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust, Rom Valley Way, Romford RM70AG, UK)

  • Elettra Carini

    (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Andrea Di Pilla

    (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Caterina Galletti

    (Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Walter Ricciardi

    (Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Via della Pineta Sacchetti, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy)

  • Gianfranco Damiani

    (Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Via della Pineta Sacchetti, 00168 Rome, Italy
    Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo Francesco Vito, 00168 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Healthcare organisations are social systems in which human resources are the most important factor. Leadership plays a key role, affecting outcomes for professionals, patients and work environment. The aim of this research was to identify and analyse the knowledge present to date concerning the correlation between leadership styles and nurses’ job satisfaction. A systematic review was carried out on PubMed, CINAHL and Embase using the following inclusion criteria: impact of different leadership styles on nurses’ job satisfaction; secondary care; nursing setting; full-text available; English or Italian language. From 11,813 initial titles, 12 studies were selected. Of these, 88% showed a significant correlation between leadership style and nurses’ job satisfaction. Transformational style had the highest number of positive correlations followed by authentic, resonant and servant styles. Passive-avoidant and laissez-faire styles, instead, showed a negative correlation with job satisfaction in all cases. Only the transactional style showed both positive and negative correlation. In this challenging environment, leaders need to promote technical and professional competencies, but also act to improve staff satisfaction and morale. It is necessary to identify and fill the gaps in leadership knowledge as a future objective to positively affect health professionals’ job satisfaction and therefore healthcare quality indicators.

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  • Maria Lucia Specchia & Maria Rosaria Cozzolino & Elettra Carini & Andrea Di Pilla & Caterina Galletti & Walter Ricciardi & Gianfranco Damiani, 2021. "Leadership Styles and Nurses’ Job Satisfaction. Results of a Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:1552-:d:494624
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    1. Mariusz Jaworski & Mariusz Panczyk & Anna Leńczuk-Gruba & Agnieszka Nowacka & Joanna Gotlib, 2022. "The Trend of Authentic Leadership Skills in Nursing Education: The Key Role of Perfectionism and Self-Efficacy," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(4), pages 1-14, February.
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