The effect of work-family conflicts on withdrawal behaviours in the healthcare sector

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Keywords:

work-family conflicts, family interferences with work, work interferences with family, stress management model, domain-specific predictor-to-outcomes model, withdrawal behaviours, nurses

Abstract

Building on two competing theoretical frameworks (the Stress Management Model and the Domain-Specific Predictor-to-Outcomes Model) we developed a model to test the incidence of six forms of work-family interferences (time-, strain- and behavioral-based family interferences with work – FIW – and work interferences with family – WIF) on four withdrawal behaviours (absenteeism, late arrival, early departure, and work interruptions) using cross-sectional data from a sample of nurses working for a regional hospital in Canada.

Data was collected through a paper-and-pen questionnaire and 402 complete questionnaires were analyzed using multivariate regression. Results suggest that the domain-specific predictor-to-outcomes model produces a better explanation of the dependent variables, as the strain-based FIW explain respondents’ absenteism and work interruptions. We didn’t find support for the other hypotheses deduced from this model (influence of time- and behavior-based FIW on withdrawal behaviors) as well as those steming from the stress management model (time-, strain- and behavior-based WIF influence on withdrawal behaviors).

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Author Biographies

Abdelaziz Rhnima, Université de Sherbrooke

THE EFFECT OF Work-family CONFLICTS On Withdrawal Behaviours in the Healthcare Sector

Claudio E Pousa, Lakehead University

Associate Professor, Marketing

Faculty of Business Administration

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2017-06-29

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Rhnima, A., & Pousa, C. E. (2017). The effect of work-family conflicts on withdrawal behaviours in the healthcare sector. Prisma Social Journal, (18), 434–453. Retrieved from https://revistaprismasocial.es/ps/article/view/1423

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No. 18 (2017): Ciudadanía Digital y Open Data Access

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