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Reducing the effects of work–family conflict on job satisfaction: the kind of commitment matters
Author(s) -
Buonocore Filomena,
Russo Marcello
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
human resource management journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.44
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1748-8583
pISSN - 0954-5395
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2011.00187.x
Subject(s) - job satisfaction , psychology , work–family conflict , social psychology , organizational commitment , affective events theory , normative , job attitude , role conflict , job design , work (physics) , job performance , political science , mechanical engineering , law , engineering
The way in which organisational commitment influences the relationship between work–family conflict and job satisfaction is a question that has produced contradictory results. We address this issue by developing and testing a model that integrates role conflict theory and major research on organisational commitment, to elucidate the consequences that time‐, strain‐ and behaviour‐based conflict have on job satisfaction. The research is based on data collected among Italian nurses, and the results show that time‐ and strain‐based conflict are negatively related to job satisfaction. In addition, affective commitment moderates the relationship between strain‐based conflict and job satisfaction, whereas normative commitment moderates the relationship between time‐based conflict and job satisfaction. We discuss the implications of these results for theory and practice.