Turning benign envy into engagement: the moderating role of inclusive leadership in nursing

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dc.contributor.authorLv, Chunjie
dc.contributor.authorAlyousef, Muna I.
dc.contributor.authorKhattak, Sajid Rahman
dc.contributor.authorMoorthy, Usha
dc.contributor.authorAl Hakami, Husain Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorAlharthi, Fawziah B.
dc.contributor.authorBayram, Gul Erkol
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-25T14:20:18Z
dc.date.available2026-04-25T14:20:18Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractPurpose This study examines the constructive role of benign professional envy in predicting nurses' work engagement, highlighting the sequential mediating effects of help-seeking and learning behaviors, as well as the moderating influence of inclusive leadership.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from nurses working in Turkish hospitals using a questionnaire. Using structural equation modelling (SEM), this study tested a moderated sequential mediation model grounded in the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory.FindingsThe results revealed that benign professional envy positively and significantly predicted nurse work engagement. Furthermore, help-seeking and learning behaviors sequentially mediate this relationship, indicating that envy motivates nurses to seek advice and engage in active learning, which, in turn, enhances engagement. Importantly, inclusive leadership significantly moderates the indirect effects, such that the positive impact of benign envy on engagement through help-seeking and learning is stronger under conditions of high-inclusiveness leadership.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that healthcare managers and nurse leaders should reframe benign envy as a potential resource, rather than a liability. By fostering inclusive leadership practices and encouraging help-seeking and learning behaviors, hospitals can transform envy into a driver of engagement, ultimately improving nurses' well-being, reducing turnover, and enhancing patient care outcomes.Theoretical implicationsThis study extends COR theory by demonstrating how benign envy initiates a gain spiral of resources when supported by adaptive behavior and inclusive leadership. It also contributes to the literature on emotions in nursing by clarifying the mechanisms through which envy fosters engagement in high-demand healthcare settings.Originality/valueThis study is among the first to investigate the constructive dynamics of benign envy in the nursing profession, offering a novel model that integrates emotional, behavioral, and leadership perspectives to explain work engagement.Clinical trial numberNot applicable.
dc.description.sponsorshipManipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal; Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Taif University
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors extend their appreciation to Manipal Academy of Higher Education for their support. The authors would like to acknowledge Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Taif University for funding this work.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12912-025-03999-6
dc.identifier.issn1472-6955
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.orcid0009-0009-6408-3849
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5629-6328
dc.identifier.pmid41250079
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105021985015
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03999-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/8490
dc.identifier.volume24
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001617290000003
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBmc
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Nursing
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260420
dc.subjectBenign envy
dc.subjectHelp-seeking behavior
dc.subjectLearning behavior
dc.subjectInclusive leadership
dc.subjectWork engagement
dc.titleTurning benign envy into engagement: the moderating role of inclusive leadership in nursing
dc.typeArticle

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