Abstract
The authors draw on social support theory to examine supervisor support match (support wanted and received), support mismatch
(support not wanted and received) and work outcomes for abused low-wage working women, and to determine if supervisor support
match and mismatch are more strongly associated with work outcomes than global supervisor support Face-to-face interviews
were conducted with a community sample of abused, employed women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in the
past year (N = 163). Using hierarchical regression, we found, after accounting for global supervisor support; a higher level of supervisor
support match was associated with greater job satisfaction, fewer job reprimands and less job termination. Findings from the
study inform theories of social support and have practical implications for workplace interventions for IPV.
(support not wanted and received) and work outcomes for abused low-wage working women, and to determine if supervisor support
match and mismatch are more strongly associated with work outcomes than global supervisor support Face-to-face interviews
were conducted with a community sample of abused, employed women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in the
past year (N = 163). Using hierarchical regression, we found, after accounting for global supervisor support; a higher level of supervisor
support match was associated with greater job satisfaction, fewer job reprimands and less job termination. Findings from the
study inform theories of social support and have practical implications for workplace interventions for IPV.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s10464-011-9433-2
- Authors
- Nanette L. Yragui, Washington Department of Labor and Industries, SHARP Research, P.O. Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504-4330, USA
- Eric S. Mankowski, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
- Nancy A. Perrin, Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N. Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227-1098, USA
- Nancy E. Glass, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Journal American Journal of Community Psychology
- Online ISSN 1573-2770
- Print ISSN 0091-0562