TY - JOUR
T1 - Family mastery enhances work engagement in Chinese nurses : a cross-lagged analysis
AU - LU, Changqin
AU - SIU, Oi Ling
AU - CHEN, Weiqing
AU - WANG, Haijiang
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - Based on Greenhaus and Powell's (2006) theory of work–family enrichment and the job demands-resources (JD-R) model of work engagement (Bakker and Demerouti, 2008), this study focused on the family-to-work enrichment process by investigating the effect of family mastery on work engagement in a Chinese context. A sample of 279 Chinese female nurses completed questionnaires in a two-wave longitudinal survey. With a cross–lagged analysis, the results indicated that family mastery at Time 1 had a significant positive effect on work engagement at Time 2. Furthermore, the relationship between family mastery and work engagement was stronger in a context of high (vs. low) job demand. These findings suggested that resource generated in family could directly help people stay engaged in the workplace, particularly under stressful working conditions. Our findings have expanded the JD-R model of work engagement and bridged it with theory of work–family enrichment. Implications for theory and practices are discussed.
AB - Based on Greenhaus and Powell's (2006) theory of work–family enrichment and the job demands-resources (JD-R) model of work engagement (Bakker and Demerouti, 2008), this study focused on the family-to-work enrichment process by investigating the effect of family mastery on work engagement in a Chinese context. A sample of 279 Chinese female nurses completed questionnaires in a two-wave longitudinal survey. With a cross–lagged analysis, the results indicated that family mastery at Time 1 had a significant positive effect on work engagement at Time 2. Furthermore, the relationship between family mastery and work engagement was stronger in a context of high (vs. low) job demand. These findings suggested that resource generated in family could directly help people stay engaged in the workplace, particularly under stressful working conditions. Our findings have expanded the JD-R model of work engagement and bridged it with theory of work–family enrichment. Implications for theory and practices are discussed.
KW - Family mastery
KW - Work engagement
KW - Family-to-work enrichment
KW - Job demand
KW - Chinese nurses
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/436
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78649859719&doi=10.1016%2fj.jvb.2010.07.005&partnerID=40&md5=e24453506b9aa97ae58cd03744295b56
U2 - 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.07.005
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 78
SP - 100
EP - 109
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 1
ER -