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The Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership in the Relationships between Job Demands and Turnover Intentions Cover

The Moderating Role of Transformational Leadership in the Relationships between Job Demands and Turnover Intentions

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|Sep 2023

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Means, standard deviations, and intercorrelations for all study variables (N = 1606).

VARIABLESMSD1234567891011
1Age45.1710.02
2Gender (reference: males)–.03
3Education–.10***.13***
4Leadership position (reference: No).07**–.20***.02
5Turnover intent T12.071.05–.11***–.01.05–.09***
6Turnover intent T22.061.04–.08**–.04.04–.04.63***
7Quantitative job demands T12.52.57–.01.01.01.21***.16***.16***
8Role ambiguity T11.61.56–.09***.02.20***–.04.27***.21***–.04
9Role conflict T11.81.43–.07**.00.05*.06*.33***.28***.35***.23***
10Workplace bullying T11.20.34–.05*–.02–.04.01.36***.31***.19***.22***.40***
11Transformational leadership T13.67.84–.01.04.10***.04–.42***–.30***–.12***–.28***–.33***–.36***

[i] *** p < .001; ** p < .01; * p < .05.

Table 2

Cross-sectional associations between job demands on turnover intentions at T1 (Multivariate model: R2 = .22; F = 54.09; df = 8/1543; p < 001).

VARIABLESBIVARIATEMULTIVARIATE
BS.E.95% CI BβBS.E.95% CI Bβ
Age–.01.00–.02 – –.01–.14***
Gender–.07.05–.18 – .03–.01
Education.04.05–.06 – .13.02
Leadership position–.26.05–.36 – –.15–.12***
Quantitative job demands T1.34.05.25 – .44.19***.16.05.07 – .25.09
Role ambiguity T1.48.05.39 – .57.26***.31.0522. – .40.17***
Role conflict T1.80.06.69 – .92.33***.42.07.29 – .54.17***
Workplace bullying T11.08.07.94 – 1.23.35***.70.08.55 – .86.23***

[i] Note: Bivariate relationships between job demands and turnover intentions are adjusted for age, gender, education, and leadership position.

*** p < .001; ** p < .01; * p < .05.

Table 3

Interactions between job demands and transformational leadership regarding turnover intentions in cross-sectional and prospective (T2 adjusted for turnover intentions at T1) data. Separate analysis of each interaction effect (linear regressions).

INTERACTIONCROSS-SECTIONALPROSPECTIVE
BSE95% CIBSE95% CI
Quantitative job demands*transformational leadership–.10*.05–.19 – –.01.00.05–.09 – .09
Role ambiguity*transformational leadership–.10*.05–.19 – –.01.01.05–.09 – .10
Role conflict*transformational leadership–.25***.06–.36 – –.14–.04.06–.17 – .03
Workplace bullying*transformational leadership–.01.07–.16 – .14–.03.08–.97 – .13
Figure 1

Interactive effects between job demands and transformational leadership on turnover intentions at T1.

Table 4

The impact of job demands on turnover intentions at T2, adjusted for turnover intentions at T1 (Multivariate model: R2 = .41; F = 82.49; df = 9/1084; p < 001).

VARIABLESBIVARIATEMULTIVARIATE
BS.E.95% CI BβBS.E.95% CI Bβ
Age–.01.00–.01 – –.00–.05*
Gender–.08.05–.18 – .02–.04
Education.01.05–.10 – .11.00
Leadership position.00.05–.10 – .11.00
Turnover intent T1.57.03.52 – .62.56***
Quantitative job demands T1.12.05.03 – .2106**.09.05–.01 – .18.05
Role ambiguity T1.09.05.00 – .18.05*.06.05–.03 – .15.03
Role conflict T1.21.06.09 – .33.08***.12.07–.02 – .25.05
Workplace bullying T1.30.08.15 – .45.10***.20.08.06 – .36.07**

[i] ***p < .001; **p < .01; *p < .05.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.193 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
Page range: 8 - 8
Submitted on: Jul 25, 2022
Accepted on: Feb 24, 2023
Published on: Sep 6, 2023
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2023 Morten Birkeland Nielsen, Johannes Gjerstad, Ståle Valvatne Einarsen, published by Stockholm University Press
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