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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the nursing students’ leadership behaviours and professional motivation, and associated factors with students’ leadership behaviours and professional motivation. METHODS: The study adopted a descriptive design. Research sample consisted of second-, third- and fourth-class students (n = 300) studying at the nursing school. Data were collected using student information form, Leadership Orientations Questionnaire (Self) and Motivation’s Resources and Problems Scale. RESULTS: The nursing students obtained higher scores from human resource leadership domain, and lowest scores from political leadership domain. Students who rated their academic performance as good obtained higher scores from symbolic leadership domain comparing to students who rated their academic performance as average. Nursing students’ intrinsic motivation level was higher (45.10 ± 5.94) than their extrinsic motivation (21.11 ± 2.80), for professional learning motivation was at a good level (31.48 ± 4.99). Nursing students’ negative motivation was above moderate level (28.24 ± 6.24). Negative motivation and professional learning motivation level was higher in fourth-class students than second- or third- class nursing students (p 0.05). The intrinsic and extrinsic motivation was higher in female nursing students than male nursing students were (p 0.05). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that it is vital to develop the curriculum of nursing schools for improving nursing students’ internal, external and professional learning motivation and leadership skills. 

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