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Table 4 Path analysis of direct and indirect effects of toxic leadership on organizational performance mediated by nurse silence 

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

Variable 1

Variable 2

Standardized regression weights

S.E

C.R

P-value

Toxic Leadershipa

Nurse Silence

-0.65

.09

-7.42

 < 0.001*

Nurse Silence

Organizational Performance

0.73

.57

8.67

 < 0.001*

Toxic leadershipb

Organizational Performanceb

-0.87

.63

-8.79

 < 0.001*

  1. Model X2; significance 621.4; .001
  2. Model fit parameters CFI; IFI; RMSEA (.83; .85; .18)
  3. r  Pearson correlation, CFI  Comparative fit index, IFI  Incremental fit index, RMSEA  Root Mean Square Error of Approximation
  4. a(r = .415, p < .001)
  5. b(r = .578, p < .001)