In academia: Do nursing leaders’ humble leadership predict nursing faculty members’ psychological safety?

This article explored variables and predictors of academic nursing leaders’ humble leadership and nursing faculty members’ psychological safety. Humble leadership and psychological safety are underexplored in nursing research, particularly within academic settings. An online survey using a convenience snowball sample of 90 academic faculty was utilized. The faculty rated the academic nursing leaders’ humble leadership highly. General Linear Modeling (GLM) was employed to identify predictors, revealing that humble leadership significantly predicted psychological safety (B = 0.144, p = 0.006). Training programs are needed to develop academic nursing leaders’ humble leadership. Workplace boundaries and conducive academic work environments should be promoted. The findings have practical implications for leadership development and workplace behavioral health, emphasizing the need for psychologically safe environments that support faculty well-being and performance.