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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Leadership
  • Organizational Psychology
  • Psychometric Evaluation

Background:

  • Nurse leaders require tools to assess and enhance their influence.
  • Existing methods may not adequately capture the nuances of leadership influence.
  • The Leadership Influence Self-Assessment (LISA©) was developed to address this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and psychometric evaluation of the LISA© tool.
  • To provide nurse leaders with a method for assessing their influence capacity.
  • To identify specific areas of strength and weakness in leadership influence.

Main Methods:

  • Development of 145 items based on the Adams Influence Model and expert input.
  • Administration of the assessment to 165 nurse leaders.
  • Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine the tool's structure.

Main Results:

  • EFA resulted in a robust four-factor solution with 80 items.
  • High internal consistency was found, with Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.912 to 0.938.
  • Factor loadings were strong (>0.4), and items aligned with the theoretical model.

Conclusions:

  • Preliminary psychometric testing supports the validity and reliability of LISA©.
  • The LISA© tool shows potential for assessing influence capacity in nurse leaders.
  • This assessment can be utilized for leadership development programs and research initiatives.