The relationships of meaningful work and narcissistic leadership with nurses’ job satisfaction
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AIM: The study investigated the association of narcissistic leadership, workload and emotional demands with nurses' job satisfaction and the mediational role of meaningful work. BACKGROUND: Considering the strong positive relationship that meaningful work has with job satisfaction, investigating its antecedents is crucial. METHOD: A group of 602 nurses participated in the study completing a self-report questionnaire. Structural equation model analysis was applied. RESULTS: Narcissistic leadership showed a negative association while emotional demands showed a positive one with meaningful work. The three determinants had a negative association with job satisfaction, while meaningful work showed a positive one. The indirect relationship with job satisfaction mediated by meaningful work was negative for narcissistic leadership and positive for emotional demands. CONCLUSION: The study adds to the literature mainly by the investigation of the mediational role of meaningful work in a sample of nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Measures should promote supportive, instead of narcissistic, leadership behaviours. Moreover, nurses should be assisted in identifying emotional demands as a meaningful aspect of their work.
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There is a paucity of research regarding the mechanisms by which narcissistic leadership influences significant organizational outcomes.
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“Ghislieri et al. [25] examine the inadequate empirical research regarding the mediating variables that affect the relationship between narcissistic leadership and workplace outcomes.”
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- Authors
- Ghislieri, C., Cortese, C. G., Molino, M., & Gatti, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Turin (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Molino, Monica
- Venue
- Journal of Nursing Management
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-09-30
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1691-1699
- ISSN
- 0966-0429 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2834
- OpenAlex
- W2972154821
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 6
- FWCI
- 11.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Nursing Management (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- BOA (University of Milano-Bicocca) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Research and Theory › Nursing education and management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Leadership and Management › Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Keywords
- meaningful work, narcissistic leadership, job satisfaction, nurses, workload, emotional demands, nursing leadership, supportive leadership
- MeSH terms
- Emotional Adjustment, Adult, Attitude of Health Personnel, Female, Humans, Italy, Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Male, Middle Aged, Narcissism, Nurses, Surveys and Questionnaires, Workload, Self Report
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