Family Supportive Work Environment and Employee Work Behaviors: An Investigation of Mediating Mechanisms

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Abstract

This　study　examined　psychological　mechanisms　that　underpin　the　relationships　between　perceived　organizational　family　support　(POFS)　and　a　family-supportive　supervisor　(FSS)　on　employee　work　behaviors.　Based　on　data　from　employed　parents　and　their　supervisors　(N　=　230)　in　12　South　Korean　organizations,　structural　equation　modeling　results　revealed　three　salient　findings:　(1)　POFS　and　FSS　are　indirectly　related　to　contextual　performance　through　control　over　work　time,　(2)　FSS　is　indirectly　related　to　both　contextual　performance　and　work　withdrawal　through　organization-based　self-esteem　(OBSE),　and　(3)　control　over　work　time　is　indirectly　related　to　the　two　work　outcomes　through　OBSE.　The　authors　interpret　these　findings　as　indicating　support　for　the　focus　on　informal　workplace　family　support　and　the　need　for　research　to　examine　the　psychological　resources　they　engender　if　we　are　to　understand　why　these　forms　of　support　have　their　demonstrated　outcomes.

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