Is It My Job? Leaders’ Family-Supportive Role Perceptions

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• Personal Author:
  Crain TL ; Ellis AM ; Stevens SC
• Description:
  Purpose: Despite a burgeoning literature on family-supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB), it is unclear whether supervisors view these behaviors as in-role or discretionary. We proposed a new cognitive motivational construct, FSSB role perceptions (FSSB-RP; that is the extent to which supervisors perceive FSSB as an expected part of their job) and evaluated it as a mediator of the relationship between supervisors' own work-family experiences and FSSB. Design/methodology/approach: We used an online survey of 245 US based supervisors. Findings: We find that FSSB role perceptions is a unique but related construct to FSSB, and that approximately half of our sample of 245 supervisors either do not believe that FSSB is a part of their job or are unsure as to whether it is. Path analyses revealed that supervisors' own experiences of work-family conflict and enrichment are related to engaging in FSSB through role perceptions, especially when a reward system is in place that values FSSB. Practical implications: These results may influence the design, implementation and dissemination of leader family-supportive training programs. Originality/value: The factors that drive supervisors to engage in FSSB are relatively unknown, yet this study suggests the novel construct of FSSB role perceptions and supervisors' own work-family experiences are important factors. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Family Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Family Supportive Supervisor Behavior Employee Satisfaction Families Leadership Nonwork Support Occupational Psychology Role Perceptions Supervisory Personnel Well-being Work-family Work-life Balance Worker Motivation

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• ISSN:
  0268-3946
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  125-138
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068054
• Citation:
  J Manag Psychol 2022 Feb; 37(2):125-138
• Contact Point Address:
  Allison M. Ellis, Management, Human Resources, and Information Systems, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA
• Email:
  aellis09@calpoly.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of Colorado, Denver
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Managerial Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8665973ebfa87a98507c7ce8ee64ff962e5c65e68dfdebdb7081679a0649a8b3ab18cd571c4a93c0ef2e7674703617b6db7bfd833d5b667d45f56e878ee8ca10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230274/cdc_230274_DS1.pdf
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