Abusive supervision and turnover intention: Mediating effects of psychological empowerment of nurses

This study aims to determine the mediating effects of psychological empowerment on abusive supervision and turnover intention as perceived by nurses to provide information to change the status of nurse turnover. A cross-sectional survey (a questionnaire examining perceptions of abusive supervision,...

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Published in:International journal of nursing sciences 2019-04, Vol.6 (2), p.198-203
Main Authors: Lyu, Dongmei, Ji, Lingling, Zheng, Qiulan, Yu, Bo, Fan, Yuying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abusive supervision
Nurse administrators
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Perception
Psychological empowerment
Surveys and questionnaires
Turnover intention
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Summary:This study aims to determine the mediating effects of psychological empowerment on abusive supervision and turnover intention as perceived by nurses to provide information to change the status of nurse turnover. A cross-sectional survey (a questionnaire examining perceptions of abusive supervision, measurement of psychological empowerment, and questionnaire for turnover intention) was used to collect data. A total of 1127 clinical nurses, who were recruited through convenience sampling, participated in the survey. Nurses’ average perceived abusive supervision, psychological empowerment, and turnover intention scores were 1.62 ± 0.95, 3.24 ± 0.83, and 14.17 ± 3.78, respectively. Psychological empowerment was found to mediate the relationship between abusive supervision and turnover intention (P 
ISSN:2352-0132
2352-0132
DOI:10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.12.005