TY - JOUR
T1 - Workplace social support and work-family conflict
T2 - A meta-analysis clarifying the influence of general and work-family-specific supervisor and organizational support
AU - Kossek, Ellen Ernst
AU - Pichler, Shaun
AU - Bodner, Todd
AU - Hammer, Leslie B.
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - This article uses meta-analysis to develop a model integrating research on relationships between employee perceptions of general and work-family-specific supervisor and organizational support and work-family conflict. Drawing on 115 samples from 85 studies comprising 72,507 employees, we compared the relative influence of 4 types of workplace social support to work-family conflict: perceived organizational support (POS); supervisor support; perceived organizational work-family support, also known as family-supportive organizational perceptions (FSOP); and supervisor work-family support. Results show work-family-specific constructs of supervisor support and organization support are more strongly related to work-family conflict than general supervisor support and organization support, respectively. We then test a mediation model assessing the effects of all measures at once and show positive perceptions of general and work-family-specific supervisor indirectly relate to work-family conflict via organizational work-family support. These results demonstrate that work-family-specific support plays a central role in individuals' work-family conflict experiences.
AB - This article uses meta-analysis to develop a model integrating research on relationships between employee perceptions of general and work-family-specific supervisor and organizational support and work-family conflict. Drawing on 115 samples from 85 studies comprising 72,507 employees, we compared the relative influence of 4 types of workplace social support to work-family conflict: perceived organizational support (POS); supervisor support; perceived organizational work-family support, also known as family-supportive organizational perceptions (FSOP); and supervisor work-family support. Results show work-family-specific constructs of supervisor support and organization support are more strongly related to work-family conflict than general supervisor support and organization support, respectively. We then test a mediation model assessing the effects of all measures at once and show positive perceptions of general and work-family-specific supervisor indirectly relate to work-family conflict via organizational work-family support. These results demonstrate that work-family-specific support plays a central role in individuals' work-family conflict experiences.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2011.01211.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2011.01211.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79957593949
SN - 0031-5826
VL - 64
SP - 289
EP - 313
JO - Personnel Psychology
JF - Personnel Psychology
IS - 2
ER -