Development of a Shortened Version of the Nurse Managers’ Empowering Behavioral Scale for Staff Nurses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Process of Scale Item Reduction
2.2. Data Sources and Participants
2.3. Instruments
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Validation of the NMEB-SN Short Version
4.2. Implications for Future Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Item | Mean | SD | Cronbach’s α | ICC | |
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Providing meaning to work | 3.51 | 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.88 | |
1. | My nurse manager explains things clearly and in a manner suited to my experience in order that I will understand | ||||
2. | My nurse manager asks me to perform work in a way that makes me act positively | ||||
3. | My nurse manager creates opportunities for me to think about what sort of nursing I should aim to achieve | ||||
Supporting autonomy to make me have self-confidence | 3.53 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 0.90 | |
4. | My nurse manager reflects our suggestions in work | ||||
5. | My nurse manager works to gain the understanding of those around me so I can perform my role at work | ||||
6. | My nurse manager leaves self-determination in my work up to me, but takes final responsibility | ||||
Providing support to overcome obstacles at work | 3.42 | 1.01 | 0.91 | 0.90 | |
7. | My nurse manager shows me new perspectives so that my work will go well | ||||
8. | My nurse manager notices when I come across trouble at work, judges the right time and provides opportunities to discuss matters | ||||
9. | My nurse manager supports my efforts to reflect upon issues in my approach my work | ||||
Recognizing work | 3.41 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.88 | |
10. | My nurse manager tells me that I have matured regarding the way I perform my daily work | ||||
11. | My nurse manager praises the results of my work | ||||
12. | My nurse manager utilizes the results of the work I have done | ||||
Respecting me as a staff member | 3.57 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.89 | |
13. | My nurse manager realizes when we are in an extremely difficult situation and shows empathy | ||||
14. | My nurse manager tells me that s/he understands my position | ||||
15. | My nurse manager listens to our opinions and thoughts about work | ||||
Composite score | 3.49 | 0.95 | 0.98 | 0.92 |
n | Score Range | Mean | SD | Cronbach’s α | NMEB-SN Short Version | ||||||
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Composite Score | Providing Meaning to Work | Supporting Autonomy to Make Me Have Self-Confidence | Providing Support to Overcome Obstacles at Work | Recognizing Work | Respecting Me as a Staff Member | ||||||
Leader–member exchange | 1242 | 1–7 | 4.64 | 1.39 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.83 |
Psychological empowerment | 1229 | 1–7 | 3.81 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.22 |
Affective commitment | 1256 | 3–15 | 7.87 | 2.70 | 0.77 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.31 |
Work engagement | 1232 | 0–54 | 20.02 | 9.49 | 0.94 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.24 |
Job satisfaction | 1260 | 1–7 | 3.90 | 1.59 | ― | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.47 |
Turnover intention | 1238 | 1–7 | 4.63 | 1.69 | ― | −0.36 | −0.34 | −0.35 | −0.34 | −0.34 | −0.34 |
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Sasaki, M.; Ogata, Y.; Fujinami, K.; Yonekura, Y. Development of a Shortened Version of the Nurse Managers’ Empowering Behavioral Scale for Staff Nurses. Healthcare 2022, 10, 2112. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102112
Sasaki M, Ogata Y, Fujinami K, Yonekura Y. Development of a Shortened Version of the Nurse Managers’ Empowering Behavioral Scale for Staff Nurses. Healthcare. 2022; 10(10):2112. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102112
Chicago/Turabian StyleSasaki, Miki, Yasuko Ogata, Keiko Fujinami, and Yuki Yonekura. 2022. "Development of a Shortened Version of the Nurse Managers’ Empowering Behavioral Scale for Staff Nurses" Healthcare 10, no. 10: 2112. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10102112