Dong, Niannian, Xing, Lu, Zhang, Yejun, Sheldon, Oliver J., Yin, Kui, Hu, Xiaoran 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3409-846X and Zhang, Long
(2025)
The effect of daily leader secure-base support on employees' daily performance: an attachment theory perspective.
Applied Psychology, 74 (1).
ISSN 0269-994X
Abstract
Drawing on attachment theory, the present study develops a theoretical model to explore whether, how, and when daily leader secure-base support impacts employees' daily in-role and extra-role performance. To test this model, we employed an experience-sampling method and collected daily diary data over 3 weeks. Results of multilevel path analysis indicated that daily leader secure-base support was positively related to both employees' daily in-role and extra-role performance. Moreover, we found that daily leader secure-base support indirectly influenced employees' in-role performance via their self-esteem, whereas it indirectly influenced employees' extra-role performance via their gratitude. Finally, attachment anxiety moderated the within-person relationship between daily leader secure-base support and employees' self-esteem as well as the indirect effect of daily leader secure-base support on employees' subsequent in-role performance via their self-esteem. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings, as well as future research directions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2024 International Association of Applied Psychology |
| Divisions: | Management |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2025 10:18 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2025 10:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126683 |
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