Date of Award
2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing
Program
Nursing
Supervisor
Dr. Sandra Regan
Abstract
In this secondary analysis, Kanter’s (1977) theory of structural empowerment was tested using a predictive, non-experimental design in a sample of new graduate nurses working in hospital settings in Ontario (n=394). The two hypothesized models predicted that high levels of structural empowerment would be associated with lower mental health symptoms, which would be mediated by high levels of coworker and supervisor incivility,respectively. TheConditionsforWorkEffectivenessQuestionnaire-II (Laschinger, Finegan, Shamian, & Wilk, 2001), the Workplace Incivility Scale (Cortina,
Magley, Williams, & Langhout, 2001), and the State of Mind subscale of the Pressure Management Indicator (Williams & Cooper, 2001) were used to measure study variables. Both hypothesized models revealed coworker and supervisor incivility partially mediated the relationship between empowerment and mental health symptoms. The findings suggest that empowering workplaces contribute to lower mental health symptoms in new graduate nurses, an effect that is diminished by incivility.
Recommended Citation
Wing, Travis, "THE INFLUENCE OF EMPOWERMENT AND INCIVILITY ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF NEW GRADUATE NURSES" (2011). Digitized Theses. 3536.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/3536