Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia

Conflicts that occur due to the overlap between work and family matters are important topics in today’s organizational context. Work-family conflict can be defined as a form of role conflict where the demands of work and family cannot be aligned in several ways. Several previous studies have mention...

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Main Author:	Zakaria, Noorfadhila
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Work and family Employee health promotion Malaysia - Officials and employees - Job stress
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spelling	my-upm-ir.1043872023-08-10T01:19:51Z Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia 2021-01 Zakaria, Noorfadhila Conflicts that occur due to the overlap between work and family matters are important topics in today’s organizational context. Work-family conflict can be defined as a form of role conflict where the demands of work and family cannot be aligned in several ways. Several previous studies have mentioned that work-family conflict negatively affects individuals. For example, emotional fatigue can lead to stress and disturb the psychological well-being of a person. From that perspective, social support can help to reduce the stressful experience caused by work-family conflict and improve psychological well-being. There are two elements of social support originating from (1) work domain support (organization, supervisor and co-workers) and (2) non-work domain supports (spouse, family members and friends). However, the limited numbers of studies focusing on the relationship between three variable factors, namely work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support, and public sector employees’ psychological well-being especially in Malaysia has led to the establishment of this study. Two moderators of spousal and organizational social support were chosen as the focused subjects of this study due to their substantial effect. For this quantitative study, there were 400 respondents purposively selected using multi-stage sampling techniques. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data using four valid and reliable instruments, namely Work-to-Family Scale by Netmeyer, Boles, and McMurrian (1996), Family Support Inventory developed by King, Mattimore, King, and Adams (1995), Perceived Organizational Support scale, (University of Delaware, 1984), and Ryff Psychological Well-being scale by Ryff & Keyes, (1995). The study concluded that work-family conflict demonstrated a negative relationship, whereas spousal and organizational support showed positive associations with psychological well-being. Of all the three variables, organizational support was found to be the most significant factor to predict. psychological well-being among the employees of the public sector. It was also found that spousal and organizational support significantly moderate the relationship between work-family conflict and psychological well-being. This study's findings have practical implications for managers and leaders, implying that they must not only inspire and foster a healthy, friendly environment that will motivate employees to apply their energy and reach their full potential, thereby increasing psychological well-being, but also alleviate work-family conflict. Work and family Employee health promotion Malaysia - Officials and employees - Job stress 2021-01 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/104387/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/104387/1/NOORFADHILA%20BINTI%20ZAKARIA%20-%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Work and family Employee health promotion Malaysia - Officials and employees - Job stress Ismail, Zanariah
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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advisor	Ismail, Zanariah
topic	Work and family Employee health promotion Malaysia - Officials and employees - Job stress
spellingShingle	Work and family Employee health promotion Malaysia - Officials and employees - Job stress Zakaria, Noorfadhila Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia
description	Conflicts that occur due to the overlap between work and family matters are important topics in today’s organizational context. Work-family conflict can be defined as a form of role conflict where the demands of work and family cannot be aligned in several ways. Several previous studies have mentioned that work-family conflict negatively affects individuals. For example, emotional fatigue can lead to stress and disturb the psychological well-being of a person. From that perspective, social support can help to reduce the stressful experience caused by work-family conflict and improve psychological well-being. There are two elements of social support originating from (1) work domain support (organization, supervisor and co-workers) and (2) non-work domain supports (spouse, family members and friends). However, the limited numbers of studies focusing on the relationship between three variable factors, namely work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support, and public sector employees’ psychological well-being especially in Malaysia has led to the establishment of this study. Two moderators of spousal and organizational social support were chosen as the focused subjects of this study due to their substantial effect. For this quantitative study, there were 400 respondents purposively selected using multi-stage sampling techniques. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data using four valid and reliable instruments, namely Work-to-Family Scale by Netmeyer, Boles, and McMurrian (1996), Family Support Inventory developed by King, Mattimore, King, and Adams (1995), Perceived Organizational Support scale, (University of Delaware, 1984), and Ryff Psychological Well-being scale by Ryff & Keyes, (1995). The study concluded that work-family conflict demonstrated a negative relationship, whereas spousal and organizational support showed positive associations with psychological well-being. Of all the three variables, organizational support was found to be the most significant factor to predict. psychological well-being among the employees of the public sector. It was also found that spousal and organizational support significantly moderate the relationship between work-family conflict and psychological well-being. This study's findings have practical implications for managers and leaders, implying that they must not only inspire and foster a healthy, friendly environment that will motivate employees to apply their energy and reach their full potential, thereby increasing psychological well-being, but also alleviate work-family conflict.
format	Thesis
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author	Zakaria, Noorfadhila
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title	Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia
title_short	Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia
title_full	Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia
title_sort	interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in malaysia
granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2021
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/104387/1/NOORFADHILA%20BINTI%20ZAKARIA%20-%20IR.pdf
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Interrelationships of work-family conflict, spousal and organizational social support with psychological well-being among employees of public sector in Malaysia

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