A Chinese Longitudinal Study on Work/Family Enrichment

Autor/in	Lu, Luo
Titel	A Chinese Longitudinal Study on Work/Family Enrichment
Quelle	In: Career Development International, 16 (2011) 4, S.385-400 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-0436
DOI	10.1108/13620431111158797
Schlagwörter	Job Satisfaction; Structural Equation Models; Family Work Relationship; Family Relationship; Job Enrichment; Foreign Countries; Longitudinal Studies; Employee Attitudes; Work Attitudes; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Arbeitsplatzgestaltung; Ausland; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung
Abstract	Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore reciprocal relationships between work/family resources, work/family enrichment (WFE), and work/family satisfaction in a Chinese society. Design/methodology/approach: A longitudinal design was adopted using a three-wave panel sample. Data were obtained from 310 Taiwanese employees on three occasions, six months apart. Findings: Results of cross-lagged structural equation modeling analyses offered strong support for the hypothesized reciprocal relationships between the focal constructs. The authors found that while modeling WFE, work resources (supervisory support), WFE and job satisfaction were mutually related to one another over time. While modeling family-to-work enrichment (FWE), family resources (family support), FWE and family satisfaction were again mutually related to one another over time. Originality/value: This is the first longitudinal study on WFE with a non-Western sample. Basing upon the findings, the authors suggest that the common theoretical models postulating a linear causal chain of work/family antecedents[arrow right]work/family interaction (WFI)[arrow right]work/family consequences are inadequate. Instead it is recommended that more elaborate and recursive models including reciprocal relationships need to be formulated to better represent the dynamic and fluid nature of WFI processes. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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