Milojević Stefan, Aleksić Vesna Stojanović, Slavković Marko
Faculty of Business Economics, Educons University, Str. Vojvode Putnika 87, 21208 Sremska Kamenica, Serbia.
Faculty of Economics, University of Kragujevac, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Dec 30;15(1):25. doi: 10.3390/bs15010025.
This study aims to investigate the influence of leadership on the self-efficacy of healthcare professionals. Additionally, it seeks to explore whether stress mediates the relationship between leadership and self-efficacy. Specifically, our study is focused on both transactional leadership and laissez-faire leadership, which are commonly practiced by healthcare professionals due to the settings of healthcare environments. This study utilized a structured questionnaire for measuring the leadership, stress, and self-efficacy of healthcare professionals. Data collection involved respondents rating these statements on a Likert scale. The sample consisted of 395 participants employed in healthcare organizations in Serbia. The analysis employed partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The research findings indicate that laissez-faire leadership is positively associated with stress, while no significant negative impact on self-efficacy was observed. Transactional leadership did not demonstrate a significant relationship with reduced stress but was found to positively influence self-efficacy. Moreover, stress was identified as negatively impacting self-efficacy and mediated the association between laissez-faire leadership and self-efficacy, although no mediating effect was found for transactional leadership. This study underscores the critical role of leadership style in shaping the well-being and self-efficacy of healthcare professionals. By understanding how different leadership approaches impact employee stress and job satisfaction, healthcare organizations can tailor their management practices to foster a supportive work environment and enhance overall performance. The results emphasize the need for leaders to balance organizational objectives with employee needs, demonstrating effective communication and adaptability to promote a positive workplace culture.
本研究旨在调查领导力对医疗保健专业人员自我效能感的影响。此外，它还试图探索压力是否在领导力与自我效能感之间起中介作用。具体而言，我们的研究聚焦于交易型领导和放任型领导，由于医疗保健环境的设置，这两种领导方式在医疗保健专业人员中普遍存在。本研究使用结构化问卷来测量医疗保健专业人员的领导力、压力和自我效能感。数据收集包括让受访者对这些陈述进行李克特量表评分。样本由塞尔维亚医疗保健组织的395名参与者组成。分析采用偏最小二乘结构方程模型（PLS-SEM）。研究结果表明，放任型领导与压力呈正相关，而未观察到对自我效能感有显著负面影响。交易型领导与压力减轻没有显著关系，但被发现对自我效能感有积极影响。此外，压力被确定对自我效能感有负面影响，并在放任型领导与自我效能感之间起中介作用，尽管未发现交易型领导有中介效应。本研究强调了领导风格在塑造医疗保健专业人员的幸福感和自我效能感方面的关键作用。通过了解不同的领导方式如何影响员工压力和工作满意度，医疗保健组织可以调整其管理实践，以营造一个支持性的工作环境并提高整体绩效。结果强调领导者需要在组织目标与员工需求之间取得平衡，展示有效的沟通和适应性，以促进积极的工作场所文化。
