Interaction of subordinate and leader characteristics in moderating the consideration-satisfaction relationship

Abstract

Reports that the relationship between leader consideration and worker satisfaction varied for groups of subordinates reporting (a) different levels of need for independence and (b) supervisors with different levels of hierarchical influence. In 91 nonsupervisory industrial workers, relationships between consideration (measured by the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire) and 3 facets of satisfaction were significantly positive for those subordinates low in independence who had supervisors low in influence and for subordinates high in independence who had supervisors high in influence. No significant relationships were found for the low-independence-high-influence and high-independence-low-influence groups. No support was found for previous findings that leaders' hierarchical influence alone moderates consideration-satisfaction relationships. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)