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Authentic Leadership and Job Embeddedness Among Clinical Nurses: Mediating Roles of Perceived Insider Status and
Jiajia Duan1, Jinping Li1,2, Yizhou Tan1
1Department of Nursing, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Nursing Open
|February 15, 2026
Summary
Authentic leadership enhances job embeddedness in nurses by fostering perceived insider status and organizational identification. These factors mediate the relationship, reducing turnover and improving commitment.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Healthcare Psychology
Background:
- Authentic leadership's impact on job embeddedness is established in nursing.
- The chain-mediating role of perceived insider status and organizational identification remains unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating roles of perceived insider status and organizational identification.
- To examine the chain-mediating effect between authentic leadership and job embeddedness.
- Focus on Chinese clinical nurses.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- Structural equation modeling utilized.
- Examined job embeddedness and mediating factors in Chinese nurses.
Main Results:
- Positive correlations found between authentic leadership, perceived insider status, organizational identification, and job embeddedness.
- Authentic leadership significantly influenced job embeddedness indirectly.
- Three pathways identified: separate mediation by perceived insider status and organizational identification, and a chain mediation.
Conclusions:
- Perceived insider status and organizational identification are crucial mediators.
- Enhancing authentic leadership positively impacts nurses' commitment and reduces turnover.
- Findings offer actionable strategies for nursing managers to improve job embeddedness.
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