Family interference and employee dissatisfaction: Do agreeable employees better cope with stress?

Extending work–family conflict research, we draw on role theory and conservation of resources theory to propose a moderated-mediation model of the relationship between family interference with work, job stress, agreeableness and employee attitudes. We examined the moderating effect of employee agree...

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Published in:Human relations (New York) 2015-05, Vol.68 (5), p.691-708
Main Authors: Anand, Smriti, Vidyarthi, Prajya, Singh, Satvir, Ryu, Seungeui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreeableness
Conservation
Coping
Employee attitude
Employees
Families & family life
Family conflict
Job satisfaction
Life satisfaction
Mediation
Mental stress
Occupational stress
Organizational behavior
Personality
Role theory
Stress
Stress management
Studies
Work life balance
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Summary:Extending work–family conflict research, we draw on role theory and conservation of resources theory to propose a moderated-mediation model of the relationship between family interference with work, job stress, agreeableness and employee attitudes. We examined the moderating effect of employee agreeableness on the relationship between family interference with work and job and life satisfaction mediated by job stress. Hypotheses were tested in a sample of 756 employees from 15 industries. Results showed a negative association between family interference with work and job satisfaction and life satisfaction through perceived job stress. Further, this mediated relationship was moderated by employee agreeableness, such that job stress and decrease in job and life satisfaction were perceived only by employees low in agreeableness.
ISSN:0018-7267
1741-282X
DOI:10.1177/0018726714539714