RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP STYLES AND NURSES' SPSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING

Abstract: Background: Leadership has become an increasingly important in attempt in order to adapt to a turbulent working environment and has a strong influence on nurses' psychological and physical health. The study aimed to: examine the relationship between leadership styles and nurses' psychological well-being at Kafr El Dawar General Hospital. Design: A descriptive, correlational study was utilized to meet the aim of this study. Setting: The study was conducted at all inpatient units (medical and surgical) and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at Kafr El-Dawar General Hospital (N=22). The hospital is the second largest hospital at El-Beheira Governorate, with bed capacity (278). It is classified as follows: (1) medical units (n=7): medical, coronary, pediatrics, hematemesis, obstetrics and gynecology, burn and urology; (2) surgical units (n= 6): general surgery (A and B), orthopedics, ear, nose and throat, neuro-surgery and vascular; (3) ICUs (n=9): general, pediatrics, neonatal, neuro-surgery, coronary care, dialysis, toxicology, eclampsia and burn. Subjects: Composed of 44 head nurses and 270 staff nurses who are working at previously mentioned setting. Tools: two tools were used for data collection; Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 5X short form (MLQ-5XS) and Outcome Questionnaire (OQ) / Life Status Questionnaire (LSQ). Results: There were highly statistically significant differences were found between head nurses and staff nurses toward total leadership styles. However, there were no statistically significant differences were found between head nurses and staff nurses toward total psychological well-being. Moreover, the highest mean±SD of leadership styles for both subjects was transformational leadership style; also, symptom distress for psychological well-being. Conclusion: based on the results of the present study it can be concluded that, there are positive significant correlations between leadership styles and nurses’ psychological well-being. Recommendation: promote communication between head nurses and their staff nurses through regular meetings with them, allow staff nurses to participate in decision making process and problem solving and express their idea. Keywords: Leadership styles, Psychological well-being, Head nurses, Staff nurses. Title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP STYLES AND NURSES' SPSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING Author: Taghreed Fawzy A, Reem Abd El Rahman M, Amal Awad M International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing ISSN 2394-7330 Vol. 10, Issue 2, May 2023 - August 2023 Page No: 227-243 Novelty Journals Website: www.noveltyjournals.com Published Date: 23-August-2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8276003 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/RELATIONSHIP%20BETWEEN%20LEADERSHIP-23082023-2.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing, ISSN 2394-7330, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co