Role resources and work–family enrichment: The role of work engagement

This article proposes a theoretical model of work-family enrichment and tests the mediating role of work engagement. The inclusion of work engagement extends prior research on work-family interface, and allows for examination of the effects of role resources (job resources, family support) on work-f...

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Published in:Journal of vocational behavior 2010-12, Vol.77 (3), p.470-480
Main Authors: Siu, Oi-ling, Lu, Jia-fang, Brough, Paula, Lu, Chang-qin, Bakker, Arnold B., Kalliath, Thomas, O'Driscoll, Michael, Phillips, David R., Chen, Wei-qing, Lo, Danny, Sit, Cindy, Shi, Kan
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Language:English
Subjects:
Autonomy
China
Employee involvement
Employees
Family Programs
Family Work Relationship
Foreign Countries
Job Enrichment
Marital Status
Occupational Roles
Organization theory
Peoples Republic of China
Professional Autonomy
Sex
Structural Equation Models
Studies
Surveys
Time on Task
Work life balance
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Summary:This article proposes a theoretical model of work-family enrichment and tests the mediating role of work engagement. The inclusion of work engagement extends prior research on work-family interface, and allows for examination of the effects of role resources (job resources, family support) on work-family enrichment. A two-wave survey was conducted among a matched sample of 786 employees in China. The model was tested with structural equation modeling techniques. The results showed that work engagement was the most proximal predictor of work-family enrichment. Work engagement fully mediated the relationship between family-friendly organizational policies and work-family enrichment, and also between job autonomy and family-work enrichment. Further, work engagement partially mediated the relationships between two job resources (supervisor support, job autonomy) and work-family enrichment, and also between family support and family-work enrichment. No difference was found in gender and marital status in the proposed model. Implications for future research and practices are discussed.
ISSN:0001-8791
1095-9084
DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2010.06.007