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Reducing physician burn-out may potentially benefit physicians and patients, improve healthcare performance and reduce societal healthcare costs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship between transformational and servant leadership behaviours and physician burn-out.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional, non-experimental quantitative correlation study was conducted using scores on the Maslach Burnout Inventory, Global Transformational Leadership Scale and Servant Leadership Behaviour Scale\u20136-item Short Form. The data were obtained by an online survey of physicians working at a metropolitan hospital in Australia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>82 physicians participated in the study. The result showed significant correlations between transformational and servant leadership and lower physician burn-out, particularly in supporting fellow physicians\u2019 personal accomplishments, a burn-out construct (Pearson r=0.42 and 0.32, respectively). Among the constructs of transformational leadership, leaders who are clear about their values and demonstrate them in their actions correlate strongly with the constructs of burn-out. In servant leadership behaviours, helping subordinates generate meaning out of everyday work was the most influential factor in fellow physicians\u2019 burn-out. The finding may be related to the effects of observing the positive values and actions of their supervisor and the physicians\u2019 own understanding of the value of their work.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A positive role model and the meaning of everyday work could be protective against physician burn-out. Positive role modelling and mentorship may be relevant in physician supervisor training. 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