The Authentic Leadership Impact on the Locus of control of nurses among nurse managers at certain Primary Healthcare Centers

Abstract: Background: Employee autonomy and passion are fostered by authentic leaders, and those who feel encouraged are more likely to take the initiative.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate how authentic leadership impacts the locus of control of nurses.

Methods: The correlational design was employed for this study, with the 232 participating nurses from Turaif City, Saudi Arabia, being asked to fill out a structured questionnaire showed the study aim.

Results: The participants had a better external locus of control (8.30±1.487) over a lower internal locus of control (8.01±1.364) and perceived their leaders to have high (56.66±9.01) authentic leadership. On gender, no significant difference was noted in authentic leadership, external and internal locus (P>0.05). At the same time, age was found to have a significant difference in authentic leadership (P= 0.03) but not significant to the internal and external locus (P>0.05). Finally, there was no significant relationship between authentic leadership and external and internal locus of control among the participants.

Conclusion: Nurses who see their superiors as concerned about their well-being are more likely to want to reciprocate by going above and beyond the call of duty as a sign of gratitude without feeling obligated to do so.

Keywords: Authentic, leadership, primary healthcare, managers, locus of control.

Title: The Authentic Leadership Impact on the Locus of control of nurses among nurse managers at certain Primary Healthcare Centers

Author: Amr A. Mariee, Maram Almulafekh, Mohsen Ali Almahaid, Walaa Mohsen Mahmoud Esmail, Asmaa Alfraijat, Mona Rabea Mohammed Ahmed, Fatimah Nasser Abdullah Alnfeeli, Shaman Matar Awad Al-Hazmi, Ahmed Fazaa Ahmed Mohamed, Akram N. Salah, Heba Dakrory Ali El-Said, Eman Ali Mohd Samm, Salwa Mohammed Ali Majrashi, Enas Ashraf Mohamed, Amal Alomari, Islam Sameh Abdelhay

International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing

ISSN 2394-7330

Vol. 11, Issue 1, January 2024 - April 2024

Page No: 307-315

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 30-March-2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10896676

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