Table 5.
Correlation between leadership styles and delegation practices of head nurses as perceived by senior staff nurses (N = 112).
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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| 1. Delegation | r | 1 | ||||
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| 2. Leadership style | r | 0.290∗∗ | 1 | |||
| p | 0.002 | |||||
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| 3. Transformational style | r | 0.206∗ | 1 | |||
| p | 0.029 | |||||
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| 4. Transactional style | r | 0.321∗∗ | 1 | |||
| p | 0.001 | |||||
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| 5. Laissez-faire style | r | 0.279∗∗ | 1 | |||
| p | 0.003 | |||||
∗ p < 0.05.
∗∗ p < 0.001.