Transformational leadership and nurses’ satisfaction with their team: A cross-sectional study

Ana Joaquina Quesado; Manuela Estanqueiro; Manuel Barnabé Melo; Isabel de Jesus Oliveira

doi:10.18502/npt.v9i3.10226

Ana Joaquina Quesado Portuguese Red Cross Northern Health School, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
Manuela Estanqueiro Baixo Vouga Health Center Groups, Aveiro, Portugal
Manuel Barnabé Melo University Hospital Center of São João, Porto, Portugal
Isabel de Jesus Oliveira Portuguese Red Cross Northern Health School, Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/npt.v9i3.10226

Keywords: leadership; job satisfaction; nurses; nursing; team

Abstract

Background & Aim: Leadership style influences nursing team satisfaction, impacting organizational behavior, performance, outcomes, and quality of nursing care. This study aimed to describe the relationship between transformational leadership and nurses' satisfaction with their teams.

Methods & Materials: A cross-sectional study with 95 participants enrolled by a snowball sample technique, using the Global Transformational Leadership Scale and the Group Satisfaction Scale for data collection, was developed. Quantitative data were analyzed with SPSS 26, and qualitative data were analyzed through conventional content analysis assisted by QDA Miner Lite 4.

Results: A statistically significant difference between the participants' length of service and Group Satisfaction and an association between Transformational Leadership and Group Satisfaction was found. Communication skills are highlighted by the participants as characteristics a leader should have.

Conclusion: Health organizations should value transformational leadership, especially nowadays, where health work environments are characterized by instability. Training leaders to assume this type of leadership is needed.