Leader-member exchange fosters nurses' job and life satisfaction: The mediating effect of job crafting

PLoS One. 2021 Apr 28;16(4):e0250789. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250789. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the effects of leader-member exchange (LMX) on job and life satisfaction among nurses in China and to examine the mediating effect of individual and collaborative job crafting between LMX and job and life satisfaction. The study recruited 263 nurses who worked in hospitals in Zhejiang province, China. A set of self-administered questionnaires were used to measure the variables of LMX, job crafting, job and life satisfaction. The data was analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). The results reveal that LMX has a significant positive influence on job crafting and job satisfaction. Collaborative job crafting has a significant positive influence on the job satisfaction of nurses, whereas individual job crafting does not. Moreover, LMX will affect job satisfaction and life satisfaction through a partial mediating effect of both individual and collaborative job crafting. Finally, the article discusses the academically and practical implications, and also provide some suggestions and directions for the future research.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • China
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Humans
  • Job Satisfaction*
  • Leadership
  • Nurse's Role / psychology*
  • Nurses / psychology*
  • Self Report
  • Tertiary Care Centers
  • Young Adult

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.