The relationship between work-family conflict, stress, and work attitudes

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1143-1156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edna Rabenu ◽  
Aharon Tziner ◽  
Gil Sharoni
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Explanatory Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Family

Purpose Work-family conflict is a rapidly developing field of research, considering the changes that have occurred in the structure of the family and of work in recent years. The purpose of this paper is to put forward a wide theoretical framework that encompasses the relationships between organizational justice, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB), job stress, and the work-family conflict. The authors suggest an explanatory model that associates those variables. Design/methodology/approach The explanatory model was empirically examined by means of structural equation modeling. In all, 120 Israeli-Arab employees responded to the research questionnaires. Findings As hypothesized, organizational justice was found to relate positively to OCB, and stress was found to relate positively to the work-family conflict. However, contrary to the hypotheses, OCB was found to relate negatively to job stress and work-family conflict. Namely, the higher the OCB, the lower the job stress. Research limitations/implications Theoretical implications and suggestions for possible future research were advanced. Originality/value Organizations that want to avoid the negative implications of the work-family conflict should encourage OCBs, which reduce the workers’ job-related stress and consequently reduce the conflict between the realms of family and work.

A meta-analytic model on the role of organizational support in work-family conflict and employee satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 3767-3786
Author(s):  
Xinyuan (Roy) Zhao ◽  
Jiale Wang ◽  
Rob Law ◽  
Xinping Fan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Family

Purpose This study aims to illustrate how organizational support can reduce work-family conflict (WFC) and improve job/life satisfaction by synthesizing the empirical findings among hospitality employees. Design/methodology/approach Previous empirical papers were searched through tourism and hospitality journals and 54 studies were ultimately selected. The correlation coefficients were coded and examined through meta-analysis, after which they were used to test the hypothesized model via meta-analytic structural equation modeling. Findings Findings demonstrated that organizational support plays a critical role in helping employees release WFC and improve life satisfaction but not job satisfaction. The number of children is a salient factor at the individual level on predicting WFC, whereas gender relates only to life satisfaction. The asymmetric permeable roles of WFC dimensions among work, family and life domains were also shown. Practical implications The findings can help hospitality managers be aware of the critical roles of organizational support in assisting employees to handle WFC and improve job and life satisfaction. Originality/value The relationships among organizational support, WFC and job/life satisfaction of frontline employees have been examined for the first time via meta-analytic SEM. In this manner, previous consistent and inconsistent findings can be synthesized for future theoretical development.

Why do you feel stressed in a “smile factory”?

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyuan (Roy) Zhao ◽  
Richard Ghiselli
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Job Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
General Role ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hotel Employees ◽  
Work Family

Purpose – This study aims to theoretically construct the role of hospitality job characteristics (HJCs), conceptually identify specific HJCs and empirically examine the relationships of these to work–family conflict and job stress. Hospitality employees work in a “smile factory” – often under stress. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 346 hotel employees in China and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) and a series of hierarchical regression analyses (HRA). Findings – The SEM results confirmed the general role of HJCs as a job stressor, and the HRA findings differentiated the specific impacts of the characteristics on work–family conflict and job stress. Research limitations/implications – The survey was cross-sectional and correlational in nature. Furthermore, the results were also from selected hotels, and the respondents do not fully represent all hotel employees. Finally, the measures of hospitality job uniqueness were employees’ subjective agreement on the given statements. Practical implications – The study offers a systematic framework of specific job characteristics in the hospitality context for the reconciliation of previously inconsistent research findings. The findings may also be useful to hospitality managers as they attempt to analyze and understand the specific job characteristics that are the most salient reasons for withdrawal attitudes and behaviors. Originality/value – The present study identified the list of HJCs by summarizing previous studies and examining the roles of HJCs in work attitudes among hospitality employees. These efforts could be helpful both for scholars by constructing a consistent base for future research and for managers by precisely analyzing the specific job attributes.

scholarly journals Work Family Conflict among Female Employees: A Study on Private Hospital Nurses in Jambi

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anisah . ◽  
Ubaidillah . ◽  
Sakinah .
Keyword(s):  
Job Stress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Hospital Nurses ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Private Hospitals ◽  
Female Employees ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Positive Effect

The aims of this study was to see how work-family conflict can have an impact on job stress and the performance of female employees, the sample in the study was nurses of private hospitals in Jambi who had a dual role as nurses as well as housewives. This research is a type of survey research, data collection techniques using a closed questionnaire given to respondents, the questions in the questionnaire were made using a Likert scale and analyzed using Component-Based SEM (Structural Equation Modeling),namely plus(PartialLeastSquare).theresultsofthestudyshowedthatwork family conflict had a positive effect on job stress, and negatively affected on nurse performance.

scholarly journals The Paradox of Citizenship Cost: Examining a Longitudinal Indirect Effect of Altruistic Citizenship Behavior on Work–Family Conflict Through Coworker Support

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajid Haider ◽  
Carmen De-Pablos-Heredero ◽  
Monica De-Pablos-Heredero
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Harmful Effect ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Coworker Support ◽  
Work Family

The objective of this study was to address the paradox of citizenship cost by hypothesizing an indirect rather than a direct effect of altruistic citizenship behavior (ACB) on employee work–family conflict (WFC) through coworker support (CWS). Data were gathered in a three-wave longitudinal survey of employees from private commercial banks (N = 318). A multiple linear autoregressive longitudinal mediation model was analyzed with partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that rather than directly, ACB affects indirectly employee WFC through CWS. This indirect effect is negative, which reflects that the costs of citizenship behavior are paradoxical. The present study contributes to the ongoing debate on the positive and negative outcomes of employee citizenship behavior by providing empirical evidence on the beneficial rather than harmful effect of performing such behavior. For organizational managers, promoting a culture of CWS by encouraging altruistic behaviors can be a most viable strategy to reduce WFC among their employees. The study discusses its limitations and provides future research directions.

scholarly journals Impact of work-family conflict on deviant workplace behavior through stress and burnout A sequential mediation model

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 289-302
Author(s):  
Dr. Shazia Faiz ◽  
Um-e-Rubbab ◽  
Um-e-Rubbab
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Workplace Behavior ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Deviant Workplace Behavior

Even though growing importance has been given to work-family conflict and deviant workplace behavior, the link between employees’ feelings of work-family conflict and deviant workplace behavior is still missing. To explain this mechanism the study examines sequential mediation through stress and burnout.It’sa time lag study; data were collected through self- reported questionnaires. For a sample of 147nurses at government hospitals in Pakistan structural equation modeling was conducted.The results revealed strong support for the hypothesized relationships. The findings indicate work-family conflict indirectly but positively associated with deviant workplace behavior, sequentially mediated first through stress and then burnout.The study connects the dots, four main workplace attitudes as variables of action, reaction, outcome, and consequence,and figures out how this mechanism works and WFC leads to burnout.Limitations of the study along with the future research directions are also discussed.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF WORK FAMILY CONFLICT AND JOB STRESS ON UNIVERSITY TEACHERS’ JOB SATISFACTION AND TURNOVER INTENTIONS: MEDIATING ROLE OF JOB BURNOUT

2020 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Hakim Ali Mahesar ◽  
Naveed Iqbal Chaudhry ◽  
Zain Rasool
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Job Stress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Job Burnout ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family

The idea behind this research is to empirically examine relationship between causes (Work-Family Conflict & Job Stress) and consequences (Job Satisfaction & Turnover Intention) of Job Burnout along with its mediating effects in higher educational context of Punjab, Pakistan. The professors, associate professors, assistant professors and lecturers that belongs to different universities in province Punjab of Pakistan were targeted population. Structured and self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from six hundred and ten teachers. SEM (Structural Equation Modeling) was used to analyze data. The current study concludes significant relationships between all the aforesaid causes and consequences of Job Burnout except relationship between Job Satisfaction and Job Stress. Furthermore, Job Burnout portrayed its mediating effects between them. This study imparts the management and administration of the higher education institutions in uncovering and eliminating the harms of Job Burnout.

Relationships Between Bidirectional Work-Family Interactions and Psychological Well-Being

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi-Chao Zhang ◽  
Oi Ling Siu ◽  
Jing Hu ◽  
Weiwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Direct Model ◽  
Work Family

This study investigated the direct, reversed, and reciprocal relationships between bidirectional work-family conflict/work-family facilitation and psychological well-being (PWB). We administered a three-wave questionnaire survey to 260 married Chinese employees using a time lag of one month. Cross-lagged structural equation modeling analysis was conducted and demonstrated that the direct model was better than the reversed causal or the reciprocal model. Specifically, work-to-family conflict at Time 1 negatively predicted PWB at Time 2, and work-to-family conflict at Time 2 negatively predicted PWB at Time 3; further, work-to-family facilitation at Time 1 positively predicted PWB at Time 2. In addition, family-to-work facilitation at Time 1 positively predicted PWB at Time 2, and family-to-work conflict at Time 2 negatively predicted PWB at Time 3.

scholarly journals Doctors’ Job Satisfaction and Its Relationships With Doctor-Patient Relationship and Work-Family Conflict in China: A Structural Equation Modeling

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 004695801879083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumin Deng ◽  
Ningxi Yang ◽  
Shiyue Li ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Hong Yan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Doctor Patient Relationship ◽  
Work Family

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship of doctors’ job satisfaction with doctor-patient relationship and work-family conflict in China. The data came from a cross-sectional survey in Hubei province, which was part of China’s Fifth National Health Services Survey conducted in 2013. The survey in Hubei covered 54 secondary and tertiary general hospitals distributed in 20 counties. Of the 1080 questionnaires, 908 were included into our analysis. After surviving from reliability and validity tests, structural equation modeling was applied for further analysis with SPSS 20.0 and Mplus 7.0. The results showed that the average score of job satisfaction is 19.61 out of 30 points, indicating a relatively low level of doctors’ job satisfaction in Hubei province. Work-family conflict was found to have negative impact on doctors’ job satisfaction, and good doctor-patient relationship was found to have positive impact on their job satisfaction. Therefore, hospital administrators and policy makers should make effort to design and implement strategies that focus on meliorating doctor-patient relationship and balancing doctors’ work and family life to further improve their job satisfaction.

Domain-specific and nonspecific outcomes of work-family interface

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-142
Author(s):  
Abha Bhalla ◽  
Lakhwinder Singh Kang
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Domain Satisfaction ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Work Family

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the pattern of work-family interface outcomes by empirically testing work-family conflict and facilitation bidirectional dimensions simultaneously in relation to domains-specific (job and family) and domain nonspecific (life) satisfactions. In addition, the indirect effects of work-family interface dimensions on life satisfaction (LS), mediated through both domain-specific satisfactions are also examined to understand which domain satisfaction elicits major impact on LS. Design/methodology/approach Structural equation modeling analysis was conducted on questionnaire data obtained from 212 fulltime journalists working in top ten dailies of Punjab, India. Parallel multiple mediated regression was used to estimate specific indirect effects caused by each of the two parallel mediators (job satisfaction (JS) and family satisfaction (FS)). Findings Results illustrate that both dimensions of work-family conflict strongly decreased satisfaction of an originating domain than satisfaction of the receiving domain while both dimensions of work-family facilitation increased satisfaction of both the domains on equal basis. Results further reveal that the effect of work-family conflict and facilitation dimensions on LS is indirect rather than direct. On comparison of specific indirect effects results demonstrate that only originating domain satisfaction act as a mediator to work-family conflict and LS relationship, while both JS and FS act as mediators to work-family facilitation and LS relationship. Practical implications Media organizations can offer interventions like family friendly policies, overtime pay, more autonomy, work rewards and skill variety, so that employees’ workplace resource reservoir can be strongly built up to meet future work and family demands. In this way, positive intrusion from work-to-family takes place, which leads to more JS and FS and in turn increased overall LS. Originality/value The study removes inconsistency regarding pattern of work-family conflict and facilitation outcomes by testing a comprehensive model that integrates originating domain, receiving-domain and domain-nonspecific outcomes.

Explaining job satisfaction and voluntary assistance among Nigerian police officers

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Smart Egwu Otu ◽  
Ivan Sun ◽  
Charles Ikechukwu Akor ◽  
Macpherson Uchenna Nnam ◽  
Yuning Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Helping Behavior ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Worker Support ◽  
Work Family

PurposeThis study aims to assess the direct relationships between internal support and job satisfaction and voluntary assistance and their indirect connections through work–family conflict among Nigerian police officers.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from police officers in a midsized state police command in Ebonyi state in Nigeria. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to assess the connections between supervisor support, peer support, work–family conflict, job satisfaction and voluntary assistance.FindingsPolice officers with stronger supervisor and co-worker support are more inclined to express higher job satisfaction, whereas such support is not linked to officers' willingness to help fellow officers. Work–family conflict mediates the relationship between co-worker support and voluntary assistance. Stronger peer support is accompanied by higher work–family conflict, which then is linked to greater helping behavior.Originality/valueDespite many studies on police job satisfaction, research on correlates of job satisfaction in an African context remains severely under-investigated. This study represents one of the first attempts to assess police proactive helping behavior and job satisfaction in Nigeria.

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