Work antecedents and consequences of work-life balance: A two sample study within New Zealand

Haar, J (通讯作者),Auckland Univ Technol, Fac Business Econ & Law, Auckland, New Zealand.
2022-2-21
Work-Life Balance (WLB) still needs further development to understand the antecedents and consequences, rather than just focusing on work-family conflict. In response, the present article explores two different models. Two distinct employee samples were used with a range of professions. Sample 1 is a general sample of New Zealand employees (n = 165) and Sample 2 is a sample of Maori employees, the indigenous people of New Zealand (n = 150). Using structural equation modeling, the results from Sample 1 found the best model fit is for work demands and job autonomy being related to WLB, which in turn was related to job satisfaction, with job satisfaction then related to turnover intentions. In Sample 2, we find the best model fit is for job control being related to WLB, with WLB then predicting job satisfaction and affective commitment; job satisfaction is then related to turnover intentions and affective commitment related to organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) and turnover intentions. Both samples produced similar results, supporting the notion that antecedents and consequences of WLB follow a similar mediated pattern. Overall, this study highlights factors that help build and diminish WLB and confirm the importance of WLB and its central role in employee lives.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
卷号:33|期号:4|页码:784-807
ISSN:0958-5192|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
Auckland University of Technology; Massey University
被引频次(WOS)
24
被引频次(其他)
24
180天使用计数
8
2013以来使用计数
47
EISSN
1466-4399
出版年
2022-2-21
DOI
10.1080/09585192.2020.1751238
WOS学科分类
Management
学科领域
循证管理学
关键词
Work-life balance control demands work attitudes work behaviors mediation