Consequences of family-supportive supervisor behaviour: A meta-analytic review

South African Journal of Business Management

 
 
Field Value
 
Title Consequences of family-supportive supervisor behaviour: A meta-analytic review
 
Creator Luan, Yuxiang Zhao, Guolong Wang, Nan
 
Subject organization behaviour family-supportive supervisor behaviour; work-family outcomes; work outcomes; well-being outcomes; meta-analysis
Description Purpose: Significant academic focus has been placed on family-supportive supervisor behaviour (FSSB), yet findings remain inconsistent, challenging field advancement. This study aims to conduct a comprehensive meta-analysis of FSSB and its outcomes.
Design/methodology/approach: Using Hunter-Schmidt random-effect meta-analysis, we examined 17 FSSB outcomes based on 158 correlations from 70 independent studies (N = 37 086).
Findings/results: The FSSB positively correlated with family-work enrichment (ρ = 0.34), job satisfaction (ρ = 0.46), leader-member exchange (ρ = 0.69), organisational citizenship behaviour (ρ = 0.15), organisational commitment (ρ = 0.43), perceived health (ρ = 0.15), prosocial motivation (ρ = 0.21), satisfaction with work-family balance (ρ = 0.39), task performance (ρ = 0.23), work engagement (ρ = 0.44), and work-family enrichment (ρ = 0.45). Conversely, FSSB negatively correlated with burnout (ρ = 0.33), family-work conflict (ρ = 0.14), turnover intention (ρ = 0.35), and work-family conflict (ρ = 0.30). Gender and research design moderated several relationships.
Practical implications: Promoting FSSB in organisations can enhance work-family balance and job outcomes, particularly relevant in the remote work era. Training leaders in FSSB may significantly improve employee well-being, performance, and organisational success.
Originality/value: This study addresses the inconsistencies in the existing FSSB literature. It comprehensively delineates the true score correlations between FSSB and its 17 varied outcomes, highlighting several moderating variables that influence this relationship.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
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Date 2025-07-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
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Identifier 10.4102/sajbm.v56i1.4642
 
Source South African Journal of Business Management; Vol 56, No 1 (2025); 15 pages 2078-5976 2078-5585
 
Language eng
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2025 Yuxiang Luan, Guolong Zhao, Nan Wang https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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