Effects of work-to-family conflict on job satisfaction and reparative behaviors
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 9 January 2024
Issue publication date: 8 February 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the indirect impact of work-to-family conflict (WFC) on job satisfaction and reparative behaviors toward family members through work-to-family guilt (WFG). In addition, it seeks to explore the moderating effect of intrinsic motivation on the relationship between WFC and WFG.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors conducted two studies. Study 1 used a scenario-based experiment to investigate the mediating effect of WFG. Study 2 examined all the proposed hypotheses via survey data.
Findings
Study 1 revealed that WFC had a negative effect on job satisfaction. Concurrently, it exerted a positive impact on reparative behavioral intentions toward family members through WFG. Subsequently, Study 2 demonstrated that intrinsic motivation moderated the relationship between WFC and guilt. Furthermore, it also moderated the indirect effect of WFC on job satisfaction through WFG. Moreover, a positive relationship between WFG and reparative behaviors existed only among nontraditional men.
Originality/value
This study enriches existing literature on WFG by clarifying its impact on reparative behaviors toward family members. Moreover, it contributes to the contingent view of the source attribution perspective by highlighting intrinsic motivation as a significant boundary condition in the source attribution process.
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Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this research from two grants by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 71672099 and 72002012). We shall also thank Xiyue Ma for her proofreading.
Citation
Dong, N., Zhang, M. and Livingston, B.A. (2024), "Effects of work-to-family conflict on job satisfaction and reparative behaviors", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 18 No. 2, pp. 575-589. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-01-2023-0013
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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