Open AccessThe relationship between work-family conflict and morale of female soldiers
Author(s) -
Gui Hyun Son,
Young Woo Sohn,
Eun Kyoung Chung
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
han'gug simlihag hoeji. san'eob mich jo'jig/korean journal of industrial and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2671-4345
pISSN - 1229-0696
DOI - 10.24230/kjiop.v31i1.175-194
Subject(s) - psychology , glass ceiling , social psychology , burn out , perception , work–family conflict , navy , supervisor , work (physics) , applied psychology , management , political science , mechanical engineering , neuroscience , law , economics , engineering
The purpose of the present study was to investigate integrally the relationships among work-family conflict, burn out, and morale of the navy female soldiers. Also, the study illustrated whether glass ceiling moderated the relationship between burn out and soldiers morale. For this purpose, Surveys and supervisor-rating performance data of 205 navy female soldiers. It was found that the work–family conflict of females negatively influenced morale, and burn out mediated the relationship with work–family conflict and morale. Also, the perception of glass ceiling was found to control the relationship between burn out and morale. Specifically, when the women perceived glass ceiling perception high, it was confirmed that the negative influence of burn out on morale was strong. we discuss the implications of these results, study limitations, and practical suggestions for future research.