Aim: To determine how healthcare professionals' perceived servant leadership affects their workplace engagement. Method: The data of the cross-sectional study was collected between 05-27 January 2021. The study was conducted with the participation of 280 employees working in one Provincial Health Directorate and two District Health Directorates. The data collection form consists of 40 questions in three sections. The first section includes socio-demographic and work-life characteristics of healthcare professionals (9 questions), the second section includes the "Servant Leadership Scale" (14 questions), and the third section includes the "Utrecht Work Engagement Scale" (17 questions). Pearson Correlation and Linear Regression Analysis were used for statistical analysis. Result: It was observed that the levels of servant leadership perception ((x̄=55.5) and work engagement status (x̄=86.8) of healthcare professionals were above scale averages. A positive moderate relationship (r=0.487) was found between servant leadership and work engagement, with servant leadership explained 24.3% of the variance in work engagement. Conclusion: It’s shown that leaders exhibiting servant leadership behaviors have a low but positive impact on healthcare professionals’ work engagement. It is recommended that leaders with servant leadership qualities should be selected from among dominant individuals.
Amaç: Sağlık çalışanlarının algıladığı hizmetkâr liderliğin işe angaje olmalarını nasıl etkilediğinin belirlenmesidir. Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte gerçekleştirilen çalışmanın verileri 05-27 Ocak 2021 tarihleri arasında toplandı. Çalışma, bir İl Sağlık Müdürlüğü ve iki İlçe Sağlık Müdürlüğünde görev yapan 280 personelin katılımıyla gerçekleştirildi. Veri toplama formu üç bölümde yer alan 40 sorudan oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde sağlık çalışanlarının sosyodemografik ve çalışma yaşamı özellikleri (9 soru), ikinci bölümde “Hizmetkâr Liderlik Ölçeği” (14 soru) ve üçüncü bölümde “Utrecht İşe Adanma Ölçeği” (17 soru) bulunmaktadır. İstatistik analiz olarak; Pearson Korelasyon ve Doğrusal Regresyon Analizi kullanıldı. Bulgular: Sağlık çalışanlarının hizmetkâr liderlik algı düzeylerinin (x̄=55.5) ve işe angaje olma durumlarının (x̄=86.8) ölçek ortalamalarının üzerinde olduğu görüldü. Hizmetkâr liderlik ile işe angaje olma arasında pozitif yönde orta düzeyde (r=0.487) bir ilişki olduğu, hizmetkâr liderliğin işe angaje olmaya ait değişimin %24.3’ünü açıkladığı görüldü. Sonuç: Hizmetkâr liderlik davranışları sergileyen liderlerin, sağlık çalışanlarının işe angaje olmasına düşük düzeyde, pozitif yönde etki ettiğini göstermektedir. Liderlerin, hizmetkâr liderlik nitelikleri baskın kişiler arasından seçilmesi önerilmektedir.
| Primary Language | Turkish |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Health Management |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
| Authors | |
| Submission Date | February 11, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | October 11, 2024 |
| Early Pub Date | April 18, 2025 |
| Publication Date | April 29, 2025 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.26559/mersinsbd.1435378 |
| IZ | https://izlik.org/JA28JZ26EW |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 18 Issue: 1 |
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