The mediating role of job satisfaction between leader-member exchange and turnover intentions

han g. (helen) & jekel m. (2011) Journal of Nursing Management 19, 41–49 The mediating role of job satisfaction between leader‐member exchange and turnover intentions Aim The aim of the present study was to investigate whether job satisfaction mediates between leader‐member exchange and nurse turnover intentions. Background Limited knowledge is available on the mediating role of job satisfaction between leader‐member exchange and turnover intentions in the nursing field. Method This is a cross‐sectional survey study. Data were collected in a US hospital. Results Higher leader‐member exchange was associated with lower turnover intentions (β = −0.41, P