THE COGNITIVE MODES AND LEADERSHIP STYLES AMONG ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATORS OF NURSING.
Contributors: Indiana University School of Nursing.
Published: 1988
Number of pages: 114
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Psychology, Personality.
Description: Jung's theory of Psychological Types and the Situational Leadership theoretical model provided the framework for the investigation of personality characteristics in relationship to leadership styles. Jung's theory provides concepts for orienting to the environment, processing information and judging information. The concepts were investigated as related to Hersey and Blanchard's four leadership styles and adaptability as a measure of effective leadership.

From a random sampling of 500 female academic administrators of accredited undergraduate and graduate programs in nursing a sample of 195 (43% response) participants was obtained. The Singer-Loomis Inventory of Personality was used to measure the cognitive modes (psychological types); the Leadership Effectiveness Adaptability Description (LEAD) was used for leadership styles and adaptability.

Multicolinearity was investigated using Pearson correlation coefficients across all scales. There was considerable overlap among the items for each instrument. Construct validity of the SLIP was determined using factor analysis techniques. The findings did not identify patterns or themes among the items loading on the factors. Concern about the quality of the instrument was raised. MANOVA analysis for canonical correlations of the cognitive modes and leadership styles were based on two analyses, first with styles 1 and 2 as dependent variables, second with styles 3 and 4 dependent. Discriminant analysis techniques were conducted for adaptability. Three categories were created from the range of adaptability scores and entered as the dependent variables. Analyses indicated that there was partial support for the relationship of cognitive modes to leadership styles 3 and 4. There was no support to reject the second null hypothesis, the cognitive modes were not related to adaptability.

Revisions to provide items that discriminate among the scales, and improve the validity of the SLIP are recommended. A bias for females on the thinking items must be considered, based on the finding that the sample scored 2 standard deviations above the norm on introverted thinking (IT), and 65% (N = 126) had IT as the highest cognitive mode. In conclusion the quality of the instruments must be investigated.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 50-07, Section: B, page: 2840.

Thesis (D.N.S.)--INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING, 1988.

School code: 0815.