The work-family interface and job performance: moderating effects of conscientiousness and perceived organizational support.
Based on conservation of resources (COR) theory, the authors hypothesized that two aspects of the work-family interface--family-to-work conflict (FWC) and family-to-work enrichment (FWE)--are related to job performance. The authors also hypothesized that two variables moderate those relationships--individual differences in conscientiousness and aspects of the work environment in terms of perceived organizational support (POS). Data collected from a matched set of 136 private sector workers and their respective supervisors revealed that high FWC was more strongly related to lower job performance: (1) among high- than low-conscientiousness workers and (2) among workers reporting low rather than high levels of organizational support. However, FWE was unrelated to job performance.
Witt
L A
LA
Department of Management, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA. witt@uh.edu
Carlson
Dawn S
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D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources; D004526:Efficiency; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation