The relationship between toxic leadership and organizational performance: the mediating effect of nurses’ silence

BMC Nursing

Table 3 Correlation Matrix Between the Study Variables (n = 750)

	Toxic Leadership					Organization Performance	Nurse Silence
	Intemperate behavior	Narcissistic behavior	Self-promoting behavior	Humiliating behavior	Overall	Organization Performance	Acquiescent silence	Quiescent silence	Prosocial silence	Opportunistic silence	Overall
Intemperate behavior
r
p
Narcissistic behavior
r	0.797^*
p	< 0.001^*
Self-promoting behavior
r	0.972^*	0.699^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*
Humiliating behavior
r	0.723^*	0.232^*	0.694^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*
Overall Toxic leadership
r	0.988^*	0.878^*	0.934^*	0.642^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*
Organization Performance Scale
r	-0.666^*	-0.608^*	-0.582^*	-0.483^*	-0.684^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*
Acquiescent silence
r	-0.615^*	-0.613^*	-0.707^*	-0.057	-0.614^*	0.527^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	0.119	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*
Quiescent silence
r	-0.492^*	-0.823^*	-0.297^*	-0.135^*	-0.610^*	0.395^*	0.07
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	0.056
Prosocial silence
r	-0.608^*	-0.683^*	-0.414^*	-0.525^*	-0.675^*	0.433^*	-0.104^*	0.893^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	0.004	< 0.001^*
Opportunistic silence
r	-0.454^*	-0.487^*	-0.250^*	-0.538^*	-0.509^*	0.329^*	-0.330^*	0.803^*	0.970^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*
Overall Nurse Silence
r	-0.684^*	-0.845^*	-0.501^*	-0.415^*	-0.769^*	0.524^*	0.121^*	0.957^*	0.965^*	0.877^*
p	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	0.001	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*

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