title: The effects of emotionally intelligent leadership behaviour on emergency staff nurses' workplace empowerment and organizational commitment.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to test a model exploring the relationships among emotionally intelligent leadership behaviour, workplace empowerment and commitment. A predictive, non-experimental design was used to test the model in a random sample of 300 emergency staff nurses working in Ontario. A path analysis supported the fully mediated hypothesized model (chi(2)=2.3, df=1, p > .05; CFI=.99, IFI=.99, RMSEA=.08). Perceived emotionally intelligent leadership behaviour had a strong direct effect on structural empowerment (beta=.54), which in turn had a strong direct effect on organizational commitment (beta=.61).
authors.affiliation: Medicine and Family Medicine Services, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Young-Ritchie
authors.forename: Heather K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Spence Laschinger
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009864:Ontario; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010559:Personnel Management; D011209:Power, Psychological; D040841:Resource Allocation; D013192:Staff Development