Effect of ethical leadership on nurse&#x02019;s organizational silence

SHE Jiachen; CAI Zong&#x02019;ao; ZHANG Ruixing; ZHANG Jinyan; MEI Yongxia; LI Hongfeng

doi:10.16460/j.issn2097-6569.2025.14.059

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Journal of Nursing ›› 2025, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (14) : 59-63. DOI: 10.16460/j.issn2097-6569.2025.14.059

Effect of ethical leadership on nurse’s organizational silence

SHE Jiachen¹, CAI Zong’ao², ZHANG Ruixing¹, ZHANG Jinyan³, MEI Yongxia¹, LI Hongfeng¹

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Objective To investigate the current status of nurse’s perceived ethical leadership and organizational silence, and to analyze the influence of ethical leadership on nurse’s organizational silence. Methods A stratified sampling method was used to select 896 nurses from 11 tertiary general hospitals in Henan Province as the study subjects, and the General Information Questionnaire, Ethical Leadership at Work Questionnaire, and Nurse’s Organizational Silence Measurement Questionnaire were applied to conduct the questionnaire survey. Results The total score of nurse’s perceived ethical leadership was 148.14±22.92, and that of organizational silence 46.91±17.16. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that education background, professional title, monthly income, and ethical leadership were influencing factors of nurse’s organizational silence (P<0.01), which explained 38.2% of the total variation (P<0.05). Conclusion Nurse’s perceived ethical leadership is at a high level and the organizational silence is at an intermediate level, with a negative correlation between the two. Organizational silence is more prevalent among nurses with lower educational levels, job title, and monthly income. Ethical leadership may reduce the occurrence of organizational silence among nurses.

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ethical leadership / nurse / organizational silence

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SHE Jiachen, CAI Zong’ao, ZHANG Ruixing, ZHANG Jinyan, MEI Yongxia, LI Hongfeng. Effect of ethical leadership on nurse’s organizational silence[J]. Journal of Nursing. 2025, 32(14): 59-63 https://doi.org/10.16460/j.issn2097-6569.2025.14.059

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