Evaluation of the Relationship Between Nurses' Implicit Leadership Perceptions and Self Leadership Behaviors

Abstract

Aim: The research was conducted to examine the factors affecting nurses' implicit leadership perceptions and self-leadership behaviors and determine their relationship. Method: The research was carried out in one university, three public, and one private hospital in Erzurum. Its population consists of 1282 nurses, and its sample consists of 307 nurses. Data were collected with the 'Implicit Leadership Scale and Self-Leadership Scale' information form. Results: The mean score of the nurses from the implicit leadership scale is 9.41+-0.78. Among the sub-dimensions, personal morality has the highest mean score (9.59+-0.86), and power has the lowest mean score (8.74+-1.66). The mean score of the nurses on the self-leadership scale is 3.73+-0.50. Among the sub-dimensions, identifying reminders has the highest mean score (4.00+-0.78), and self-talk has the lowest mean score (3.50+-0.79). As a result of the findings, a weak but positive statistically significant relationship was found between nurses' implicit leadership and self-leadership scale scores (r=0.21; p<0.001). Conclusion: It was concluded that nurses' implicit leadership perceptions and self-leadership behaviors were high. Besides, the leadership perception within their minds has little effect on their level of self-assessment as leaders.

Keywords

• hospitals
• leadership
• nurses
• implicit leadership
• self-leadership