The role of ethical leadership in promoting internal whistleblowing among nurses: A dual-mediation model analysis of psychological safety and reporting attitudes
Ethical leadership encourages internal whistleblowing among nurses by fostering psychological safety and positive reporting attitudes. Therefore, healthcare managers should prioritize ethical leadership development, enhance psychological safety, and foster constructive reporting attitudes that enable nurses to report ethical violations confidently, without apprehension.
Authors
- Indrajit Doddanavar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1203-1747)
- Ibrahim Abdullatif Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2923-5175)
- Samah Mohamed Abdelrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5602-8987)
- Mennat Allah G Abou Zeid
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- Damietta University (EG)
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Mansoura University (EG)
- Shaqra University (SA)
- Visvesvaraya Technological University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Nursing Sciences
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss.2025.08.004
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 12.51
Funders
- Shaqra University