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Assessing the Effect of Transactional Leadership and Empowerment on Nursing Staff’s Satisfaction: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Department of Health Care Management, Hellenic Open University, School of Social Sciences, Patra, Greece

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Department of Health Sciences, European University Cyprus, School of Sciences, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Department of Nursing, International Hellenic University, School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Directory of Operational Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies, Ministry of Health, Athens, Greece

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Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Center for Health Services Management and Evaluation, Athens, Greece

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Centre of Planning and Economic Research, Athens, Greece

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Department of Nursing, Cyprus University of Technology, School of Health Sciences, Republic of Cyprus

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Department of Nursing, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

Florence Nightingale J Nurs 2024; 32: 277-283
DOI: 10.5152/FNJN.2024.24140
Read: 373 Downloads: 135 Published: 31 October 2024

Aim: The present study aimed to explore the impact of transactional leadership and psychological empowerment on Greek nurses’ job satisfaction.

Methods: Α cross-sectional study was conducted in five Greek public general hospitals between January 1 and March 30, 2022. Participants were 608 nurses. The study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire that included: a) demographic and occupational characteristics, b) the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), c) the Psychological Empowerment Instrument (PEI), and d) the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS).

Results: Mean scores indicated positive perceptions of transactional leadership (3.55 ± 0.72), high levels of empowerment (3.94 ± 0.49), and job satisfaction (leadership 3.92 ± 1.07, working environment 3.34 ± 0.78, motivating factors 4.11 ± 0.89, and team spirit 4.08 ± 0.37). Younger nurses with secondary education exhibited higher satisfaction. Multiple regression analyses identified nurses’ level of education, transactional leadership, and psychological empowerment as main predictors of leadership satisfaction (F=4.343, p=.002, R2 =.28, adjusted R2 =.22). Younger nurses with higher empowerment levels and positive attitudes toward transactional leadership reported greater satisfaction from motivating factors (F=6.925, p=.000, R2 =.44, adjusted R2 =.38).

Conclusion: The results of the study showed that nurses’ satisfaction from work is mainly derived from leadership, despite the potent effect of psychological empowerment.

Cite this article as: Bellali, T., Theodorou, P., Psomiadi, M., Konstantakopoulou, O., Platis, C., Mpouzika, M., & Manomenidis, G. (2024). Assessing the effect of transactional leadership and empowerment on nursing staff’s satisfaction: A cross-sectional study. Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing, 32(3), 277-283.

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