Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support

IntroductionThis study investigates the moderating role of supervisor emotional support at the group level on the relationship between emotional exhaustion and work engagement with organizational citizenship behavior-civic virtue (OCB-civic virtue) at the individual level among nurses.MethodA cross-...

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Main Authors: Sabine Pohl, Abdel Djediat, Jan Van der Linden, Caroline Closon, Maura Galletta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1249615/full
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author Sabine Pohl
Abdel Djediat
Jan Van der Linden
Caroline Closon
Maura Galletta
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description IntroductionThis study investigates the moderating role of supervisor emotional support at the group level on the relationship between emotional exhaustion and work engagement with organizational citizenship behavior-civic virtue (OCB-civic virtue) at the individual level among nurses.MethodA cross-sectional study was carried out on 558 nurses nested in 36 working units from two hospitals in Algiers. A multilevel analysis using Hierarchical Linear Modeling was performed.ResultsResults show that the positive effect of work engagement on OCB-civic virtue was moderated by supervisor emotional support at group level. The nurses emotional exhaustion and OCB-civic virtue negative relationship at the individual level is buffered by supervisor emotional support at group level.DiscussionIn consequence, supervisor emotional support experienced by the team has an influence on the emotional exhaustion and work engagement OCB-civic virtue relationship.
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spelling doaj.art-10b34c1d4de1492b832a479fa0db579b2023-10-26T12:11:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-10-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12496151249615Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor supportSabine Pohl0Abdel Djediat1Jan Van der Linden2Caroline Closon3Maura Galletta4Department Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment Work and Consumption Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Sardinia, ItalyIntroductionThis study investigates the moderating role of supervisor emotional support at the group level on the relationship between emotional exhaustion and work engagement with organizational citizenship behavior-civic virtue (OCB-civic virtue) at the individual level among nurses.MethodA cross-sectional study was carried out on 558 nurses nested in 36 working units from two hospitals in Algiers. A multilevel analysis using Hierarchical Linear Modeling was performed.ResultsResults show that the positive effect of work engagement on OCB-civic virtue was moderated by supervisor emotional support at group level. The nurses emotional exhaustion and OCB-civic virtue negative relationship at the individual level is buffered by supervisor emotional support at group level.DiscussionIn consequence, supervisor emotional support experienced by the team has an influence on the emotional exhaustion and work engagement OCB-civic virtue relationship.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1249615/fullwork engagementemotional exhaustionOCB-Osupervisor emotional supportmultilevel analysis
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Abdel Djediat
Jan Van der Linden
Caroline Closon
Maura Galletta
Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support
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title Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support
title_full Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support
title_fullStr Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support
title_full_unstemmed Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support
title_short Work engagement, emotional exhaustion, and OCB-civic virtue among nurses: a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support
title_sort work engagement emotional exhaustion and ocb civic virtue among nurses a multilevel analysis of emotional supervisor support
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