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Table 2 Mean Score and Level of Toxic Leadership, Organizational Performance and Nurse Silence (n = 750)

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

Study Variables

Mean score

Low

(< 33.3%)

Moderate (33.3%- < 66.67%)

High (≥ 66.67%)

Mean ± SD

No

%

No

%

No

%

Toxic leadership

 Intemperate behavior

4.01 ± 0.59

0

0.0

163

21.7

587

78.3

 Narcissistic behavior

3.85 ± 0.61

0

0.0

326

43.5

424

56.5

 Self-promoting behavior

3.97 ± 0.19

0

0.0

0

0.0

750

100.0

 Humiliating behavior

3.56 ± 0.55

0

0.0

359

47.9

391

52.1

Overall Toxic leadership

3.91 ± 0.51

0

0.0

163

21.7

587

78.3

Organizational performance

4.22 ± 0.62

0

0.0

228

30.4

522

69.6

Employee Silence

 Acquiescent silence

5.52 ± 0.63

0

0.0

98

13.1

652

86.9

 Quiescent silence

4.22 ± 1.06

130

17.3

294

39.2

326

43.5

 Prosocial silence

4.87 ± 0.95

0

0.0

130

17.3

620

82.7

 Opportunistic silence

5.07 ± 1.0

0

0.0

130

17.3

620

82.7

Overall Employee Silence

4.90 ± 0.72

0

0.0

424

56.5

326

43.5