A New Adaptation of the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire in Turkish: Evidence From Nursing

There is a wide range of leadership approaches, and it is important to measure the types and impact of leadership in nursing. This study aimed to adapt the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire and test its suitability in the Turkish nursing context. Employing a two-phase cross-cultural research design in accordance with STROBE guidelines, language adaptation was conducted following ISPOR guidelines. Subsequently, data were collected from a sample of 382 nurses across three hospitals in İzmir, Turkey. The confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the four sub-scale structures and indices revealed an adequate fit. The content validity index score was 0.97 for the questionnaire and greater than 0.80 for its items, demonstrating excellent validity. The intraclass correlation coefficient obtained was 0.80, indicating a good level of reliability. The findings confirm the questionnaire has the potential to determine the extent and impact of authentic leadership being practiced in hospital settings. It could be used in a range of hospital settings to ensure that accurate evidence concerning authentic leadership is gathered and used to inform the further development of nursing leadership more widely.