Impact of Leader Mindfulness on Employee Turnover Intentions: The mediating role of Employee Perceived stress

Abstract

Nurses have an important role in the health care system of Pakistan. Progressive Nursing Services are required to meet the requirements of society and to deal with the upcoming challenges in the healthcare sector. It has been observed that leadership plays a vital role in reducing the turnover of nurses. The basic purpose of this study is to determine how mindful leadership reduces turnover intentions of nurses with the mediating role of employee stress. Our research population was nurses of public & private hospitals of Pakistan. The data was collected from 380 participants and data analysis was performed through SPSS software. Results have shown a significant and negative relationship between leader mindfulness and employee turnover intentions. These findings extend our understanding of mindfulness to the realm of leadership, which is a vital area of organizational research. Furthermore, they add to previous research by demonstrating that mindfulness dynamics influence the attitudes and behaviors of others in addition to intrapersonal effects. We explain our findings in light of their contributions to the literature on mindfulness and leadership.