Date of Award
2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Psychology
Committee Chair
Dianhan Zheng
Committee Member
Jodi Price
Committee Member
Kristin Weger
Subject(s)
Leadership, Work and family, Sex role in the work environment
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of gender, family-to-work conflict, and family supportive supervisory behaviors on perceptions of leaders’ competence. A sample of 123 university students completed an online Qualtrics survey. In the survey, participants read a vignette and background information on leaders and answered a series of questions. Results indicated that gender did not have a significant effect on perceived competence. However, the amount of family-to-work conflict and family supportive supervisory behaviors did relate to perceptions of competence. This study demonstrates that for leaders to maintain subordinates’ belief in their competence as a leader they should withhold sharing with them the difficulties they have with balancing family and work roles. Also, it may be to leaders’ advantage to engage in family supportive behaviors to show subordinates they want to provide them with workplace resources needed to be successful in work and family life.
Recommended Citation
Harris, AuBriauna J., "The effects of gender, family-to-work conflict, and family supportive supervisory behavior on perceptions of leaders" (2019). Theses. 310.
https://louis.uah.edu/uah-theses/310