Perceived Workplace Culture as an Antecedent of Job Stress: The Mediating Role of Work-Family Conflict

Although the impact of job demands and work–family conflict (WFC) on burnout has been extensively discussed and analysed in the past literature, the role of WFC as a generative mechanism has been neglected. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to examine the mediating effects of WFC between job demands and burnout. The studied sample consisted of 713 Indian primary school government teachers who completed a self-report questionnaire assessing job demands, WFC and burnout. The results confirmed that WFC partially mediates the adverse association of job demands with burnout. Primary schools should, therefore, be encouraged to provide effective practices to manage work–family interfaces.

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Work-family conflict and job burn-out among Chinese doctors: the mediating role of coping styles

General Psychiatry ◽

10.1136/gpsych-2018-000004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. e000004 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ling Chen ◽

Junjun Liu ◽

Hailong Yang ◽

Hui Ma ◽

Hui Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Family Conflict ◽

Coping Style ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Burn Out ◽

Work Family ◽

The Relationship

Background Burn-out among doctors threatens their own health, and that of their patients. To identify risk factors of the doctor burn-out is vital to improving their health and increasing the quality of healthcare services. This study aims to explore the relationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and burn-out among Chinese doctors and the mediating role of coping styles in this relationship.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in China, with a questionnaire packet which consisted of the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI), WFC Scale and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ). A total of 2530 doctors participated in the survey. Correlation analysis was performed to explore the relationship between CMBI, WFC and SCSQ scores. A linear regression model was set to determine the mediating role of coping styles on the relationship between WFC and burn-out.ResultsDoctors who had higher scores on work interfering with family conflict, reported more emotional exhaustion (r=0.514, P<0.001) and had a sense of accomplishment (r=−0.149, P<0.001). Simultaneously, family interfering with work (FIW) was positively associated with all dimensions of burn-out (r=0.213, 0.504, 0.088, respectively, P<0.001). Coping styles had partial, complete and even mediating effects on the relationship between WFC and burn-out among Chinese doctors.ConclusionsWFC was correlated with burn-out, and coping style was a mediator in this relationship among Chinese doctors. Coping style was a positive resource against burn-out.

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Associations between Mothers’ Work-Family Conflict and Children’s Psychological Well-being: The Mediating Role of Mothers’ Parenting Behavior

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-019-01669-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 1561-1571

Author(s):

Stephanie Hess ◽

Matthias Pollmann-Schult

Keyword(s):

Family Conflict ◽

Well Being ◽

Parenting Behavior ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Work Family

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

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ◽

10.1108/ijchm-08-2014-0385 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 305-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

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.

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