Validation of the Japanese Version of the Multidimensional Measure of Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB-J)

Hisashi Eguchi; Yuko Kachi; Hayami K Koga; Mariko Sakka; Masahito Tokita; Akihito Shimazu

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02628

Validation of the Japanese Version of the Multidimensional Measure of Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB-J)

Front Psychol. 2019 Nov 22:10:2628. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02628. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Hisashi Eguchi¹, Yuko Kachi¹, Hayami K Koga², Mariko Sakka³, Masahito Tokita⁴, Akihito Shimazu^{5

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
² Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States.
³ Division of Health Sciences and Nursing, Department of Gerontological Home-Care and Long-Term Care Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Keio Research Institute at SFC, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan.
⁵ Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan.
⁶ Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the current study was to validate the Japanese version of the family supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB-J) measure. FSSB is conceptualized as a multidimensional, superordinate construct constituted of four dimensions: emotional support, instrumental support, role modeling behaviors, and creative work-family management.

Methods: The Japanese translated and back-translated FSSB-J questionnaire was administered to 1,670 men and women aged 20-59 years who were registered with a Japanese online survey company in November 2017. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to evaluate the factorial validity of the FSSB-J. Cross-time measurement invariance was tested using multi-group confirmatory factor analyses. Construct validity was assessed with the potential consequences of FSSB (e.g., work-family spillover, work engagement, intention to leave, job satisfaction, and psychological distress) and convergent validity was assessed using similar concepts (e.g., organizational justice and social support). Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were examined to evaluate the reliability of the four dimensions of the FSSB.

Results: A series of confirmatory factor analyses using the multiple-group method revealed that the four-factor model fitted the data best. The latent factor structure demonstrated configural, metric, and scalar invariance across time. Construct and convergent validity were generally in line with expectations. Cronbach's α coefficient and test-retest reliability were sufficient for each of the four dimensions of the FSSB.

Conclusion: This study suggests that FSSB-J is an adequate measure of FSSB in the Japanese context.

Keywords: Japan; psychosocial factor; scale validation; supervisor behavior; workplace; work–life balance.