Good Leaders, Healthier Nurses: The Impact of Leadership Style on Organizational Commitment and Job Burnout

Background Nurses experience significant job‐related stress, leading to burnout and impacting patient care quality. Organizational commitment (OC) is crucial for maintaining high‐quality care, and leadership style plays a pivotal role in influencing both burnout and commitment. This study aims to examine the relationship between nursing supervisors’ leadership styles, nurses’ OC, and job burnout (JB) in hospitals affiliated with Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Materials and Methods This cross‐sectional study was conducted in selected hospitals in Hamadan Province in 2022. The study included 244 nurses from educational hospitals affiliated with Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, selected through multistage sampling. Data were collected using a four‐part questionnaire: demographic information, the Bass and Avolio Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), the Allen and Meyer OC Questionnaire, and the Revised Maslach Burnout Inventory (R‐MBI). Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. Results The results showed that the dominant leadership style among nursing supervisors, from the perspective of most nurses, was transactional. Moreover, nurses’ OC was at a moderate level, and their JB was relatively high. According to the findings, there was a significant positive correlation between transformational leadership (TFL) style and nurses’ OC ( p < 0.05). Furthermore, contrary to the laissez‐faire leadership style, there was a significant negative correlation between transformational and transactional leadership (TSL) styles and nurses’ burnout. Conclusion This study demonstrates a significant association between nursing supervisors’ leadership styles and nurses’ OC and JB. Adopting transformational or TSL styles can significantly reduce burnout and enhance OC among nurses, ultimately contributing to improved patient care outcomes.