Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support

Sabine Pohl; Abdel Djediat; Jan Van der Linden; Caroline Closon; Maura Galletta

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1249615

Frontiers in Psychology (Oct 2023)

Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support

Sabine Pohl,
Abdel Djediat,
Jan Van der Linden,
Caroline Closon,
Maura Galletta

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Sabine Pohl: Department Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Abdel Djediat: Department Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Jan Van der Linden: Department Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Caroline Closon: Department Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Maura Galletta: Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1249615
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14

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IntroductionThis study investigates the moderating role of supervisor emotional support at the group level on the relationship between emotional exhaustion and work engagement with organizational citizenship behavior-civic virtue (OCB-civic virtue) at the individual level among nurses.MethodA cross-sectional study was carried out on 558 nurses nested in 36 working units from two hospitals in Algiers. A multilevel analysis using Hierarchical Linear Modeling was performed.ResultsResults show that the positive effect of work engagement on OCB-civic virtue was moderated by supervisor emotional support at group level. The nurses emotional exhaustion and OCB-civic virtue negative relationship at the individual level is buffered by supervisor emotional support at group level.DiscussionIn consequence, supervisor emotional support experienced by the team has an influence on the emotional exhaustion and work engagement OCB-civic virtue relationship.

Published in Frontiers in Psychology

ISSN: 1664-1078 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology

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