[The leadership style as a mitigator of the insurgence of mobbing risk. Results from an empirical research on Italian nurses].
BACKGROUND
The influence of the organizational factors in mobbing onset, is supported by several studies. The leadership style is considered as one of its main antecedents.


OBJECTIVE
To investigate the relation between the leadership style adopted by the Nurse Coordinator and the diffusion of "negative actions", main indicator and antecedent of mobbing onset.


METHODS
Empirical study that involved 175 nurses and obstetricians of a Public Hospital Corporation in North Italy. Data has been collected via a semi-structured and anonymous questionnaire.


RESULTS
The results confirm the hypothesis that the adoption of a non-collaborative leadership style goes with a greater diffusion of "negative actions" among the nurses.


CONCLUSIONS
To intervene on organizational variables, such as the leadership style, allows to reduce the working unease and, therefore, the factors which are linked to it and which bear on the provided relief quality. The results of this study underline the Nurse Coordinator role in preventing and thwarting the onset of "negative actions", which are a potential source for mobbing onset.
Corso di Laurea Specialistica in Scienze Infermieristiche ed Ostetriche, Università degli studi di Udine, Viale Ungheria 20, 33100 Udine (UD).
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D000328:Adult; D058445:Bullying; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007857:Leadership; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D055815:Young Adult