The effect of Ethical Leadership on Burnout via mediating role of Perceived Supervisor Support and Trust in Leader

Abstract

This study is conducted to investigate the impact of ethical leadership (EL) on burnout (BO) among resident nurses using perceived supervisor support (PSS) and trust in leader (TL) as mediators. The authors used survey based on questionnaires to collect data from 310 resident nurses in teaching hospitals in the Pakistan. The data were analyzed using hierarchal regression technique. The results show that ethical leadership has impact on burnout through PSS. However, Trust in leader (TL) also mediates the relationship between ethical leadership and burnout. The data for this study was collected at one point of time (Cross Sectional Data) and it has more practical implications for the supervisors in hospitals and other organizations. The study adds the information on the effect of ethical leadership on burnout. In addition, this is the first study to consider trust in leader and PSS as intervening variables to the ethical leadership and burnout relationship.