title: How Transformational Leadership Influences Work Engagement Among Nurses: Does Person-Job Fit Matter?
abstract: The current study examines whether person-job fit moderates the relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement. Data were collected using cross-sectional design from 224 (15 male and 209 female) hospital nurses. Participants completed measures of transformational leadership, person-job fit, and work engagement. Moderated multiple regression results showed that transformational leadership had a significant positive predictive relationship with work engagement, and person-job fit had a significant positive predictive relationship with work engagement. Simple slope analysis showed that person-job fit moderated the relationship between transformational leadership and work engagement such that transformational leadership was more positively related to work engagement for nurses with high person-job fit compared with those with low person-job fit. Thus, all the hypotheses were confirmed. The findings were discussed, and suggestions for future research were offered.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Ibeawuchi K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Enwereuzor
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Leonard I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Ugwu
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Onyinyechi A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Eze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D000074824:Work Engagement
keywords: nurses; person–job fit; transformational leadership; work engagement