title: Do staff nurse perceptions of nurse leadership behaviors influence staff nurse job satisfaction? The case of a hospital applying for Magnet® designation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nurse managers leadership behaviors influence the job satisfaction of staff nurses. Transformational leadership is 1 of the 5 components associated with the Magnet Recognition Program®.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between staff nurse perception of nurse manager leadership behavior and staff nurse job satisfaction in a hospital on the Magnet® journey and the influence of nurse manager leadership style on staff nurse job satisfaction.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, correlational design using a self-report survey with convenience sampling was used for this quantitative research study. Staff nurses completed the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 5X Short Form, the Abridged Job Descriptive Index survey, and a demographic questionnaire. Pearson correlations and regression analyses were completed to explore the relationship and influence of nurse manager leadership style on staff nurse job satisfaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Transformational and transactional leadership styles of nurse managers were positively related to staff nurse overall job satisfaction and satisfaction with opportunity for promotion. Passive-avoidant leadership style of nurse managers was negatively related to staff nurse satisfaction with work, promotion, supervision, and coworker. Satisfaction with nurse manager leadership was a positive influence on overall nurse job satisfaction when separately controlling for the influence of each leadership style.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transformational and transactional leadership styles should be taught and encouraged among nurse managers to positively influence the job satisfaction of staff nurses.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Bormann), School of Nursing, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green; and Assistant Professor (Dr Abrahamson), School of Nursing, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bormann
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abrahamson
mesh_terms: D006739:Hospital Administration; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*