Investigating the impact of ethical leadership on aspects of burnout

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of ethical leadership on the burnout process among resident physicians, and the mediating roles of general self-efficacy and perceived supervisor support (PSS) in the relationship between ethical leadership behavior and various aspects of burnout. Design/methodology/approach A total of 203 residents of three teaching hospitals in the South Atlantic Division of the USA completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Survey of Perceived Supervisor Support and rated the ethical leadership of their supervising attending physicians on the Ethical Leadership Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were conducted to test the measurement and hypothesized structural models. Findings The results showed that ethical leadership had a negative indirect effect on emotional exhaustion through PSS and a positive indirect effect on personal accomplishment through general self-efficacy. However, PSS and general self-efficacy did not mediate the relationship between ethical leadership and depersonalization. Originality/value This study adds to the body of knowledge on the impact of ethical leadership on three aspects of burnout syndrome, i.e., emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment. Moreover, this is the first study to consider PSS and general self-efficacy as intervening variables to the ethical leadership-burnout relationship.

Factors Associated With Burnout and Stress in Trainee Physicians

“…Across the 48 studies, a pooled cohort of 36 266 participants was formed. 4 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 17 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 The median number of recruited trainee physicians was 203 (range, 58-16 394). One study 43 did not specify participants’ sex; of the total cohort, 18 781 participants (52%) were men and 17 315 participants (48%) were women; median age was 29 years (range, 24.6-35.7).…”

“…One study 43 did not specify participants’ sex; of the total cohort, 18 781 participants (52%) were men and 17 315 participants (48%) were women; median age was 29 years (range, 24.6-35.7). Thirty-seven studies 11 , 13 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 (77%) used validated measures of burnout/stress. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was the most common measure of burnout (42%).…”

The Impact of Paradoxical Leadership on Employee Voice Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

“…Self-efficacy is defined as “people’s beliefs of their capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to manage prospective situations” ( Bandura, 1995 , p. 2). It is believed that the stronger the employee’s self-efficacy, the more likely they are to take action and be confident in their decisions ( Okpozo et al, 2017 ; Hans and Gupta, 2018 ). If an employee’s self-efficacy was high, they would make greater efforts and insist action is taken in the face of possible negative results and social risks ( Parker et al, 2006 ).…”

Ethical Leadership and Safety Performance: Does Team Cohesiveness Mediate?

“…Ethical leaders help to produce a positive work environment, and employees are likely to develop trust among themselves in the presence of ethical practices used in the organization. Okpozo, Gong, Ennis, and Adenuga [30] examined the linkage between ethical leadership and aspects of employee burnout by adding two mediators to their models such as perceived supervisor support and general self-efficacy. They revealed that the support from the supervisor has strong mediation effects on the managing burnout among employees that shows the importance of the ethical leaders who provide support in times of difficulties and help people to work together in the best possible manner.…”