Supervisor support in the work place: Legitimacy and positive affectivity

The authors tested 3 hypotheses regarding supervisor support in the work pl ace. The validation hypothesis predicts that when employees are supported b y their coworkers and the larger organization, they also receive more suppo rt from their supervisors. The positive affectivity hypothesis predicts tha t employees with positive dispositions receive more supervisor support beca use they are more socially oriented and likable. The moderation hypothesis predicts a joint multiplicative effect between validation and positive affe ctivity. An assessment of the hypotheses among a sample of 1,882 hospital e mployees in Korea provided strong support for the validation and moderation hypotheses.