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Linking abusive supervision to service sabotage through work alienation in nurses: A cross-sectional study
Heba E El-Gazar1, Mohamed A Zoromba2,3, Abeer Mohamed Zakaria4
1Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University, Port Fuad, Egypt.
Background:
Abusive supervision has detrimental effects on nurses, but the mechanisms connecting abusive supervision to negative outcomes for nurses have not been well-established in the nursing literature.
Aim:
This study aimed to investigate whether work alienation mediates the relationship between abusive supervision and nurses' service sabotage.
Methods:
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from November to December 2021 with 204 nurses working at a teaching hospital in Damanhour, Egypt. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Abusive Supervision Scale, the Work Alienation Scale and the Service Sabotage Scale. Study hypotheses were evaluated using structural equation modelling.
Results:
Our findings revealed a significant association between abusive supervision, work alienation, and service sabotage among nurses. Abusive supervision was found to be linked to nurses' service sabotage through work alienation.
Conclusion:
Our study suggests that nurses who are subject to abusive supervision are more likely to feel alienated, which increases the probability of them engaging in behaviours that have a negative impact on the quality of care they provide.
Patient Or Public Contribution:
No patient or public contribution.
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