Job control, work-family balance and nurses’ intention to leave their profession and organization: A comparative cross-sectional survey

2016 ◽

Vol 19 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Vânia Sofia Carvalho ◽

Maria José Chambel

Keyword(s):

Latent Profile Analysis ◽

Profile Analysis ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Well Being ◽

Job Characteristics ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Job Support ◽

Family Balance ◽

Work Family

AbstractThis article aims to analyze work-to-family conflict (WFC) and enrichment (WFE) profiles related to job characteristics and well-being at work and general well-being. A cross-sectional survey data of 1885 employees was analyzed. The Latent Profile Analysis revealed that the five-profile solution exhibited strong statistical significance (p > .001). ANCOVAs were performed to analyze the relationship of the identified profiles with job characteristics and well-being. Employees in the Beneficial profile had the best perception of job characteristics (lowest demands and the highest control and support) and the highest well-being, and those in the Harmful profile had the lowest job characteristics perceptions and the lowest well-being. Through a comparison of the Moderate Active profile and the Moderate Harmful profile, WFE was found to buffer the effects of the WFC on well-being at work (burnout; engagement) and on general well-being (i.e., health perceptions). The promotion of WFE through higher job autonomy, job support, and fewer demands is a crucial aspect to consider. This study helps to consolidate the work-family balance typology and its effects on employees’ well-being, and broadens this framework to consider job characteristics.

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Effects of authentic leadership on work–family balance in China

Journal of Managerial Psychology ◽

10.1108/jmp-08-2018-0340 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 110-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Yijing Lyu ◽

Minmin Wang ◽

Jiaqi Le ◽

Ho Kwong Kwan

Keyword(s):

Authentic Leadership ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Content Type ◽

Family Balance ◽

Theoretical Predictions ◽

Member Exchange ◽

Work Family Balance ◽

Work Family ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of authentic leadership on the work–family balance (WFB) of followers by focusing on the mediating roles of leader–member exchange (LMX) and work-to-family enrichment (WFE) and the moderating role of traditionality in China.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using field survey research design. Participants included 206 employees in a pharmaceutical company in China.FindingsThe results indicate that LMX and WFE sequentially mediated the positive relationship between authentic leadership and WFB. In addition, traditionality strengthened the relationship between authentic leadership and LMX.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the integration of authentic leadership literature and the WFB model. This research also indicates that authentic leadership is a source of enhancing employees’ WFB. However, data are correlational and cross-sectional, which limits the ability to draw causal relationships.Practical implicationsThe findings reveal that authentic leadership is effective in inducing followers’ WFB. The value of traditionality can strengthen the effect of authentic leadership.Originality/valueThis study addresses unexplored theoretical predictions and provides new directions for authentic leadership and work–family research.

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Conciliação Trabalho-Família na Profissão Médica: Um Estudo Exploratório

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.11997 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (11) ◽

pp. 697

Author(s):

Pedro Afonso ◽

Olga Vaz Aleixo ◽

Rute Vaz Aleixo ◽

Diogo J. F. de Carvalho ◽

José Augusto Simões

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Medical Profession ◽

National Health System ◽

Working Hours ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Family Balance ◽

Work Family Balance ◽

Work Family

Introduction: The aim of this study is to characterize and assess work-family balance within the medical profession in Portugal.Material and Methods: This cross-sectional and exploratory study analyzed a sample of 181 doctors who are members of the Portuguese Catholic Doctors’ Association. A qualitative survey with multiple-choice questions was applied in order to assess socioeconomic and working conditions as well as work-family balance. Descriptive and linear regression analyses were carried out.Results: Nearly 40% of the surveyed doctors negatively assessed the work-family balance within the private sector. As for the Portuguese National Health System, 73% negatively assessed the work-family balance within the public sector. More than half of those surveyed (56%) worked more hours than what they considered as harmful for their work-family balance and the vast majority was working at the limit or overtime. Data collected enabled us to associate a heavier workload with working in the emergency room, age and men. Moreover, it was observed that working more hours was not linked to having children or being married.Discussion: In our study, the three measures of work-family balance that the participants considered to be the most important were the possibility of flexible scheduling, part-time work and temporarily reducing working hours (e.g. for family assistance). These aspects may explain the differences found in the assessment of work-family balance between the public and private sector.Conclusion: Due to the demanding nature of the medical profession, doctors are placed into a particularly risky situation in order to achieve a suitable work-family balance. The results of our study indicate a general dissatisfaction regarding this balance – special in the public sector – which is mainly associated with excessive weekly working hours.

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The Association of Job and Family Resources and Demands with Life Satisfaction through Work–Family Balance: A Longitudinal Study among Italian Schoolteachers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.3390/bs11100136 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 136

Author(s):

Alfonso Landolfi ◽

Massimiliano Barattucci ◽

Assunta De Rosa ◽

Alessandro Lo Presti

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Family Support ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Supervisor Support ◽

Work And Family ◽

Job Control ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Family Balance ◽

Work Family Balance ◽

Work Family

Successfully balancing between work and family domains represents a major issue to both employees and employers, especially during COVID-19 pandemic times during which employees are often forced to work from a distance and turn to home-schooling. An occupational group particularly affected by work changes due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions is represented by schoolteachers. We aimed at examining the associations between some job-related and family-related antecedents on the one hand and, on the other, life satisfaction as an outcome, including work–family balance as a mediator. A total of 357 Italian teachers completed a questionnaire at two different times: job control, coworkers support, supervisor support, workload, family support, and family workload were assessed at Time 1; and work–family balance and life satisfaction were assessed at Time 2. Both data collections were performed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hypothesized direct and indirect relationships were tested by utilizing structural equation modeling. Significant and positive indirect effects of focal predictors towards life satisfaction through work–family balance were found for job control, supervisor support, and family support. The paper contributed to the literature by testing Grzywacz and Carlson’s theoretical conceptualization of work–family balance and by attempting to delineate its repertoire of potential antecedents among schoolteachers. From a practical point of view, the present study emphasizes the crucial role that certain job antecedents and family antecedents play in promoting teachers’ work–family balance and life satisfaction.

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