Survey Data on Unhelpful Workplace Social Support and Employee Outcomes

157 working adults participated in a survey analyzing unhelpful workplace social support. The dataset likely contains survey responses used for factor- and mediation analyses, authored by Anne Jeannette Ponsteen and last updated in May 2026. It examines distinctions between unhelpful workplace social support and dysfunctional social support, and their links to organizational frustration, counterproductive work behavior, and turnover intentions.

Use Cases

• Factor analysis to validate the distinction between unhelpful workplace social support and dysfunctional social support.
• Mediation analysis testing organization-based self-esteem as a mechanism linking unhelpful support to turnover intentions.
• Comparing the predictive strength of different support sources (coworkers vs. supervisors) on negative employee outcomes.
• Studying the relationships between subtle forms of unhelpful support and organizational frustration or counterproductive work behavior.

Strengths

• Survey data from 157 working adults provides a sample for statistical analysis.
• The study design compares two distinct constructs: unhelpful workplace social support and dysfunctional social support.
• Analysis includes a novel outcome variable of turnover intentions.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is 33.1 KB, indicating a very limited scope and likely minimal raw data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Survey data collected from working adults.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 21:07:13; freshness should be verified.