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This research aims to synthesize empirical evidence on nursing leadership styles and their impact on nurse retention and well-being.

Contemporary nursing leadership styles and their association with nurse retention and well-being: A systematic review

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Systematic review reveals links between leadership styles and nurse retention, suggesting context-sensitive strategies.

This research aims to synthesize empirical evidence on nursing leadership styles and their impact on nurse retention and well-being.
Conducted a systematic search in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus for studies from November 2021 to November 2025, following PRISMA 2020 guidelines.
Two reviewers screened studies and extracted data, assessing methodological quality using Joanna Briggs Institute tools.
Integrated findings using narrative synthesis due to heterogeneity, including 21 studies focused on various leadership styles.
Transformational and authentic leadership were associated with lower turnover intention and improved well-being outcomes, like job satisfaction.
Toxic leadership correlated with higher turnover intention and negative well-being outcomes.
Transformational leadership showed the most consistent positive associations, with psychological safety and organizational justice as key mediating factors.

Abousoliman et al. (2026) studied this question.

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