Supportive leadership and well-being: the role of team-based value congruence

Leadership theories have suggested that supportive leadership (i.e., showing concern for employees and their needs) is important to the leader-member process. Indeed, research has identified that employees who perceive leaders as supportive are likely to report higher levels of well-being. Responding to limited value congruence research, the present study investigated the degree that employee-organisation value alignment might influence the relationship between supportive leadership and well-being. a state government agency participated in the cross-sectional survey. Results indicated that higher levels of perceived supportive leadership predicted higher levels of well-being. Further, analyses revealed main effects of person and organisation team values on job satisfaction and organisational commitment. Lastly, some support was found suggesting a role of value congruence in the supportive leadership-well-being relationship. Overall, results highlight the complexity of relationships that potentially exist between leadership styles, person-organisation value congruence, and employee well-being.