Supervisor Health and Safety Support: Scale Development and Validation.
Two studies were conducted to develop a psychometrically sound measure of supervisor health and safety support (SHSS). We identified three dimensions of supervisor support (physical health, psychological health, safety) and used Study 1 to develop items and establish content validity. Study 2 was used to establish the dimensionality of the new measure and provide criterion-related and discriminant validity evidence of the measure using supervisor and subordinate data. The measure had incremental validity in predicting employee performance and psychological strain outcomes above and beyond general work support variables. Implications of these findings and for workplace support theory and practice are discussed.
University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Management, Box 19467, 701 S. West Street, Suite 212, Arlington, TX 76019-0467, .
Marcus M
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Butts
Tennessee State University, Department of Business Administration,330 10th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37203, .
Carrie S
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Hurst
The University of Georgia, Department of Psychology, 228 Psychology Building, Athens, GA 30602, .
Lillian T
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Eby