Open AccessInfluence of organizational culture supporting work-life balance on well-being and depression mediated by work-life balance
Author(s) -
Jeongmi Lee,
Hwan Gyu Choi
Publication year - 2019
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.v32i1.1-27
Subject(s) - work–life balance , psychology , balance (ability) , work (physics) , structural equation modeling , depression (economics) , social psychology , clinical psychology , gerontology , medicine , mathematics , mechanical engineering , statistics , neuroscience , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
This study aimed to verify the structural relationship among organizational culture, work-life balance, wellbeing and depression. A total of 569 Korean employees were recruited. The measurement model and the structural model were verified and also the model applicability was examined through cross-validation across gender and age. The results show that organizational culture supporting work-life balance has positive effect on employees’ well-being and work-life balance whereas has negative effect on depression, and those effects are mediated by work-life balance. The results from the multi-group analysis showed that for both male and female employees in all age groups, organizational culture supporting work-life balance has significant effect on well-being, depression and work-life balance. In addition, it was verified that work-life balance significantly affects well-being and depression in all age groups regardless of gender.