The Relationship Between Organizational Dehumanization and Family Functioning

Organizational dehumanization may affect employees’ work behaviors and well-being. However, whether the impact of organizational dehumanization goes beyond the work domain and influences family functioning remains unclear. Following the spillover theory, this study examines the association between employees’ perception of organizational dehumanization and family functioning. Path analysis was used on a two-wave dataset of 372 participants. Results showed that organizational dehumanization at T1 significantly predicted family functioning at T1. Similarly, dehumanization at T2 significantly predicted family functioning at T2. However, organizational dehumanization at T1 did not predict family functioning at T2 when family functioning at T1 was considered. Limitations and implications are discussed.