Abstract
Despite work-family conflict being recognized as a source of stress, no published research to our knowledge has considered how it negatively affects workplace safety. A theoretical model linking strain-based work-family conflict and employee safety was tested with 243 health care workers. Within this model, work-family conflict is conceptualized as a workplace hazard. As expected, strong work performance norms and high work overload were associated with higher work-family conflict; increased family-to-work conflict was associated with decreased compliance with safety rules and less willingness to participate in discretionary safety meetings. Work-to-family conflict, however, was not associated with safety. These findings underscore the importance of work redesign strategies that consider work performance norms and work-family conflict for expecting a return on investment in terms of a safer workplace.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 266-278 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational Health Psychology |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- performance
- safety
- stress
- work-family conflict
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health