Quality of relationship with supervisor and work exhaustion among nurses

ABSTRACT

To study the impact of quality of relationships with supervisors, operationalised as leader-member exchange [LMX], on work exhaustion among nurses working for a hospital in Oman. Data were collected from 229 nurses using a questionnaire. LMX was found to be a significant negative correlate of work exhaustion directly, as well as beyond the controlled- for correlates of gender, organisation experience, occupation experience, education level, job satisfaction, occupation satisfaction and work interfering with family. A perceived higher quality work relationship with one's supervisor appears to have a significant impact on reducing perceived work exhaustion among nurses