Supervisor Health and Safety Support: Scale Development and Validation.

Area of Science:

• Occupational Health Psychology
• Organizational Behavior
• Psychometrics

Background:

• Supervisor support is crucial for employee well-being and performance.
• Existing measures may not adequately capture the multifaceted nature of supervisor support in health and safety.
• A psychometrically sound measure of supervisor health and safety support (SHSS) is needed.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and validate a psychometrically sound measure of supervisor health and safety support (SHSS).
• To identify key dimensions of supervisor support related to employee health and safety.
• To provide evidence for the measure's validity and utility in predicting work-related outcomes.

Main Methods:

• Two studies were conducted involving item development, content validation, and psychometric testing.
• Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to establish dimensionality.
• Criterion-related and discriminant validity were assessed using supervisor and subordinate data.

Main Results:

• A three-dimensional measure of SHSS was developed, encompassing physical health, psychological health, and safety support.
• The SHSS measure demonstrated good psychometric properties, including reliability and validity.
• SHSS incrementally predicted employee performance and psychological strain beyond general work support.

Conclusions:

• The developed SHSS measure is a psychometrically sound tool for assessing supervisor support in health and safety.
• Supervisor health and safety support uniquely contributes to employee performance and psychological well-being.
• Findings have implications for workplace support theory, practice, and the development of targeted interventions.