People develop images of themselves in the future reflecting hopes in relation to their work, namely the future work self. In this study, we introduce the concept of Future Relational Self (FRS), conceived as a relevant dimension of the future work self that illustrates the representation of the relationship that an employee aspires to build with significant stakeholders in the workplace (i.e., the supervisor). In addition, we investigate its motivational power shaping role and relational outcomes at work. Using data collected among 215 newcomers in three different waves with a one-month time lag, we examine the indirect effect of two characteristics of the FRS––namely salience and attribution of control––on newcomers' adjustment (i.e., role clarity and social adjustment) via leader–member exchange (LMX) quality. Results reveal that only the FRS attribution of control is positively associated with LMX quality. Moreover, the results indicate that LMX quality mediates the effects of attribution of control on both newcomers' social adjustment and role clarity. Contributions for theory and implications for practice are highlighted.

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想象新人与主管的关系：未来工作场所的关系自我

人们在未来发展自己的形象，反映与他们的工作相关的希望，即未来的工作自我。在这项研究中，我们引入了未来关系自我 (FRS) 的概念，它被视为未来工作自我的一个相关维度，它说明了员工渴望与工作场所中的重要利益相关者（即主管）建立的关系的表现形式。 ）。此外，我们调查了它在工作中的激励力量塑造作用和相关结果。我们使用三个不同波次、时间滞后一个月的 215 名新来者收集的数据，研究了 FRS 的两个特征——即显着性和控制权归属——对新来者调整的间接影响（即角色清晰度和社会调整）通过领导-成员交换（LMX）质量。结果表明，只有控制的 FRS 归因与 LMX 质量呈正相关。此外，结果表明 LMX 质量介导了控制归因对新来者的社会适应和角色清晰度的影响。突出了对理论的贡献和对实践的影响。