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Katja Pursio1, Anu Nurmeksela, Tarja Kvist
1Postdoctoral Researcher (Dr Pursio), University Lecturer (Dr Nurmeksela), Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Professor (Dr Kvist), Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, and Nurse Director, Wellbeing Services County of Central Finland, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Objective:
To validate the Revised Self-Leadership Questionnaire and describe nurses' self-leadership.
Background:
Self-leadership is a vaguely defined concept in nursing. Through better understanding of self-leadership strategies, these dimensions can be strengthened.
Methods:
A cross-sectional design was conducted. A total of 230 registered nurses participated in the study. Principal component analysis and descriptive analysis were used.
Results:
The validated tool has 7 components containing 31 items. The nurses assessed themselves as having moderate levels of self-leadership, with the components of natural reward strategies and self-reward as the highest and lowest scores, respectively. Job satisfaction, education, and experience were related to some of the components.
Conclusions:
The Revised Self-Leadership Questionnaire is a reliable measure to use in nursing. The use of natural reward strategies at work is a resource with which to enjoy one's daily tasks, as well as a mindset that leaders should support. In the future, self-leadership training is needed.
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