Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the mediating effect of negative feedback-seeking behavior in the relationship between the effect of coaching leadership on performance appraisal effectiveness and coaching leadership’s performance appraisal effectiveness, and the moderating effect of psychological safety in the effect of coaching leadership on negative feedback-seeking behavior. is to reveal For this purpose, data from 300 office workers in various domestic companies were collected through an online survey, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 25.0 and Macro. The results of this study are as follows. First, the mediating effect of negative feedback seeking behavior was confirmed in the relationship between coaching leadership and performance appraisal effectiveness. Second, it was verified that psychological safety had a moderating effect in the relationship between coaching leadership and negative feedback-seeking behavior. Third, the moderated mediating effect was found to be insignificant. Finally, in this study, the academic significance, implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research were discussed.