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The Moderating Role of Ethical Leadership on Nurses' Green Behavior Intentions and Real Green Behavior.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101600173 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2314-6141 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Biomed Res Int Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: 2024- : [Hoboken, NJ] : Wiley
      Original Publication: New York, NY : Hindawi Pub. Co.
    • Subject Terms:
      Attitude of Health Personnel* ; Conservation of Natural Resources* ; Ethics, Nursing* ; Intention* ; Leadership*; Nurses/*psychology; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Regression Analysis
    • Abstract:
      Aim: This study is aimed at exploring the relationship between green behavior intentions and green behavior and analyzing the moderating role of ethical leadership in this relationship.
      Background: Nurses' green behavior can directly reduce costs and protect the natural environment and organizational sustainability by saving resources and energy. It is not clear how green behavior intention affects green behavior or how the positive influence of green behavior intention on green behavior can be enhanced. Design and Methods . This is a cross-sectional study, and the surveys are collected from 3 hospitals in China. Of the initial cohort of 489 nurses, 89.6% were female. There were 327 subjects (66.9%) aged 35 or less, 267 subjects (54.6%) with 10 years or less of work experience, and 220 unmarried subjects (44.9%). Data were collected from January to July 2018, using three surveys: green behavior intentions, green behavior, and ethical leadership.
      Results: Green behavior intentions impacted employee green behavior ( b = 0.32, t = 5.37, p < 0.01). The interaction term for green behavior intentions and ethical leadership was significant ( b = 0.28, t = 2.53, p ≤ 0.01); the conditional direct effect of green behavior intentions was only significant at a high level of ethical leadership (conditional effect = 0.53, SE = 0.16, t = 3.38, p < 0.01, 95% confidence interval of 0.22-0.84).
      Conclusion: The intention to engage in green behavior influences nurses' green behavior positively, and the relationship is stronger when ethical leadership is high in the organization than when ethical leadership is low. The results of this study can help both academics and practitioners to understand the micromechanism of environmentally sustainable development in more detail and to identify the mechanisms and boundary conditions of green behavioral intentions, green behavior, and ethical leadership.
      Competing Interests: No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors.
      (Copyright © 2021 Miaomiao Li et al.)
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20210506 Date Completed: 20210525 Latest Revision: 20220422
    • Publication Date:
      20250114
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8068523
    • Accession Number:
      10.1155/2021/6628016
    • Accession Number:
      33954186