Organizational influences on the work life conflict and health of shiftworkers

This study examined organizational factors affecting the impact of shiftwork on work life conflict and subjective health. A model was proposed in which support from supervisors, support from colleagues, and team identity influence time-based work life conflict through two mediating variables: team c...

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Published in:Applied Ergonomics 2008-09, Vol.39 (5), p.580-588
Main Authors: Pisarski, Anne, Lawrence, Sandra A., Bohle, Philip, Brook, Christine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Applied physiology
Australia
Biological and medical sciences
Conflict (Psychology)
Employment - organization & administration
Ergonomics
Ergonomics. Work place. Occupational physiology
Female
Health
Human physiology applied to population studies and life conditions. Human ecophysiology
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Male
Medical sciences
Models, Organizational
Models, Theoretical
Nurses
Nursing - organization & administration
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology
Nursing, Supervisory - organization & administration
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - organization & administration
Shift work
Shiftwork
Social Support
Studies
Surveys and Questionnaires
Team climate
Team identity
Teamwork
Well being
Work environment
Work life balance
Work life conflict
Working conditions
Workload - psychology
Workplace - organization & administration
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Summary:This study examined organizational factors affecting the impact of shiftwork on work life conflict and subjective health. A model was proposed in which support from supervisors, support from colleagues, and team identity influence time-based work life conflict through two mediating variables: team climate and control over the working environment. Reduced conflict, in turn, produces enhanced psychological well-being and diminished physical symptoms. A structural equation model based on survey data from 530 nurses supported the proposed model. It also identified unpredicted direct links between team identity and physical symptoms, and between supervisor support and both control over the work environment and psychological well-being. The results indicate that organizational interventions focused on social support, team identity, team climate, and control can diminish the negative effects of shiftwork on work life conflict and health in shiftworkers.
ISSN:0003-6870
1872-9126
DOI:10.1016/j.apergo.2008.01.005