The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Physicians’ Performance in China: A Cross-Level Mediation Model

Frontiers in Psychology

Erying Zhao¹  Zhengxue Qiao¹  Xiuxian Yang¹  Xiaohui Qiu¹  Binbin Qiang¹  Haiyun Chu¹  Xuejia Song¹  Jiawei Zhou¹  Yanjie Yang²  Depin Cao² 

[1] Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China;null;

关键词: transformational leadership;    physicians’ performance;    achievement motivations;    coping styles;    health care;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.586475

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Transformational leadership has been becoming increasingly vital to the provision of high-quality health care, particularly during major public health emergencies. The present study aims to investigate the impact of transformational leadership on physicians’ performance and explore the cross-level underlying mechanisms with achievement motivations and coping styles among Chinese physicians. During 2017–2019, 1,527 physicians of 101 departments were recruited from six hospitals in China with a cluster random sampling method. Participants completed several questionnaires regarding their job performance, achievement motivations, coping styles, and transformational leadership. Multilevel mediation effects were tested using cross-level path analysis. The result of this study indicated that transformational leadership was applied well in Chinese medical settings with a score of 101.56 ± 6.42. The hierarchical linear model showed that transformational leadership had a cross-level direct positive effect on physicians’ performance (β = 1.524, p < 0.05). Furthermore, results of cross-level path analyses revealed that transformational leadership contributed to physicians’ performance by sequentially influencing achievement motivations first and then coping styles. In addition, the path “transformational leadership → positive coping (PC) style → physicians’ performance” showed the strongest cross-level indirect effect. In summary, public health leaders should enhance physicians’ performance by promoting individual development, especially achievement motivation and PC style.

【 授权许可】

CC BY