摘要
本文基于工作-家庭边界理论,探讨非工作时间连通行为对工作-家庭平衡满意度(SWFB)的影响机制。通过问卷调查237份配对样本数据,结果表明:非工作时间连通行为负向预测SWFB,心理脱离中介了非工作时间连通行为与SWFB间关系;工作-家庭中心性调节了心理脱离在非工作时间连通行为与SWFB间的中介作用。
Over the last decade, segmented perceptions(e.g., conflict, enrichment and facilitation) of work-family balance have received extensive attention from scholars in research, yet far less attention has been put to the comprehensive state of work-family balance, such as satisfaction with work-family balance(SWFB). SWFB is defined as an overall level of contentment resulting from an assessment of one’s degree of success at meeting work and family role demands.Previous studies examined the antecedents of SWFB that were mostly narrowly defined in terms of job characteristics such as work hours, job complexity and control over work time hours. However, the development of communication technology changed job characteristics, and new job characteristics created new challenges for work-family balance. In order to make up for this research gap, we built a moderated mediation model based on work-family boundary theory. We investigated the effects of work connectivity behavior after-hours on SWFB. Moreover, the mediating role of psychological detachment and the moderating role of work-family centrality were examined.In this study, we explored the theoretical framework by using the data of married employees who had fixed working hours in Wenzhou and Hangzhou. The data was collected through paper and electronic questionnaires. In order to reduce the homologous error, the survey was conducted by using the couple-matching approach;and a total of 237 valid matching questionnaires were retrieved. We first used Harman’s univariate analysis for common method bias testing and AMOS 21.0 for confirmatory factor analysis, then hierarchical regression and Bootstrap were used for hypothesis testing.The results showed that:(1) Work connectivity behavior after-hours was negatively related to SWFB;(2) Such relationship was partially mediated by psychological detachment;(3) Work-family centrality moderated the relationship between work connectivity behavior after-hours and SWFB, such that this relationship was significant when work-family centrality was high.Our findings provided some theoretical and practical implications. Firstly, this research broadened the research of SWFB in China. The previous studies mainly focused on SWFB in the west context. Therefore, our research made up for the research gap. Secondly, this research enriched the understanding of several emerging constructs, such as work connectivity behavior after-hours, psychological detachment and SWFB. Thirdly, through exploring the moderating role of work-family centrality, this study offered a relatively comprehensive view that employees’ work connectivity behavior after-hours was more likely to reduce SWFB.Beyond the theoretical implications highlighted above, there are a number of practical strategies that organizations can put into practice to increase employees’ SWFB. Firstly, it is necessary for organizations to counter the negative effects of communication technology, while using communication technology to increase work efficiency. Secondly, due to the importance of psychological detachment, organizations should protect employees’ leisure time to provide a better emotional state to work and improve their work performance. In addition, because of the influence of work-family centrality, employees can shorten the time or frequency of their work connectivity behavior after-hours. Inevitably, there are still some limitations. Finally, we recommend that subsequent studies be performed to examine the crossover effects of work connectivity behavior after-hours.
作者
王晓辰
徐乃赞
刘剑
李清
Wang Xiaochen;Xu Naizan;Liu Jian;Li Qing(School of Business Administration,Zhejiang Gongshang University,Hangzhou,310018;Logistics Service Center,Zhejiang Gongshang University,Hangzhou,310018;Zheshang Research Institute,Zhejiang Gongshang University,Hangzhou,310018;Social of Marxism,Zhejiang University of Media and Communication,Hangzhou,310018)
出处
《心理科学》
CSSCI
CSCD
北大核心
2019年第4期956-962,共7页
Journal of Psychological Science
基金
浙江省哲学社会科学规划项目(17NDJC221YB)
教育部人文社会科学基金(18YJA630111和17YJC190012)
浙江省一流学科(A类)(浙江工商大学工商管理学科)(JYTgs20171106)
浙江工商大学高等教育研究重点课题(xgy14018)
浙江省新苗人才计划项目(2018R408002)的资助
