I speak when boss Back up my family: testing the moderated mediation model of family supportive supervisor behavior and employee voice

This study investigated the effects of family supportive supervisor behavior (FSSB) on employee voice behavior. Drawing on social exchange theory and the compensatory perspective, we proposed and examined the idea that FSSB can enhance leader–member exchange (LMX) between supervisors and their subordinates, ultimately facilitating employee voice behavior. Analysis of 6-month time-lagged data from a sample of 295 supervisor-subordinate relationships revealed an indirect positive relationship between FSSB and employee voice behavior through enhanced LMX. This effect was more pronounced when the family role of the employee’s spouse was less salient. The implications of these findings for research and practice regarding FSSB and voice are discussed.