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Work–family conflict and job performance: mediating role of work engagement in healthcare employees

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2021

Safiye Şahin Open the ORCID record for Safiye Şahin [Opens in a new window]  and
Uğur Yozgat Open the ORCID record for Uğur Yozgat [Opens in a new window]
Safiye Şahin*
Affiliation:
Department of Healthcare Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul, Turkey
Uğur Yozgat
Affiliation:
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Nisantasi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Author for correspondence: Safiye Şahin, E-mail: safiye.sahin@medeniyet.edu.tr
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Abstract

This study aims to examine the mediating role of work engagement in the effect of work interfering with the family (WIF) and family interfering with the work (FIW) on employees' employee-rated and supervisor-rated contextual and task performance, drawing on Job Demands and Job Resources model. The sample of the study consisted of 432 healthcare employees and 61 supervisors working for public hospitals in Turkey. We found support for a mediational model such that the relationship between FIW and employee-rated job performance (contextual and task) was mediated by work engagement. Although some studies examined how work–family conflict affects job performance, our knowledge on how these relationships can be mediated through work engagement is still limited. This study further investigates the underlying mechanism in the relationship between WFC and job performance.

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Asiaindividual performancejob engagementwork–family conflict

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Journal of Management & Organization , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , July 2024 , pp. 931 - 950
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press and Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2021

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