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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Work engagement versus workaholism: A test of the spillover-crossover model
Journal of Managerial Psychology, Volume 29, No. 1, Year 2014
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how two different types of heavy work investment - work engagement and workaholism - are related to family satisfaction as reported by employees and their intimate partner. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 398 Japanese couples completed self-reported questionnaires including the model variables. One year later, participants reported again on their family satisfaction. Structural equation modelling analyses were used to test the hypotheses. Findings: As hypothesized, work engagement was positively related to work-family facilitation, which, in turn, predicted own and partner's family satisfaction, also one year later. In contrast, workaholism showed a positive relationship with work-family conflict, and had an indirect negative effect on own and partner's family satisfaction. The structural relationships between the variables from husbands to wives were similar to those from wives to husbands. Research limitations/implications: The use of a non-experimental design does not allow for definitive conclusions regarding causality. Practical implications: The findings contribute to the work-family interface literature by showing how experiences built up at work can have a positive or negative impact on one's partner's family satisfaction. The study highlights a growing need to promote work engagement and discourage workaholism within organizations since engagement has positive and workaholism has negative implications for employees' private life. Originality/value: This study clearly shows the differences between two important work experiences - work engagement and workaholism. Using the spillover-crossover model, the study sheds a new light on the process through which employee work engagement and workaholism influence one's partner at home. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bakker, Arnold Bastiaan
Netherlands, Rotterdam
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Shimazu, Akihito
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Demerouti, Evangelia
Netherlands, Eindhoven
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
Shimada, Kyoko
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Kawakami, Norito
Japan, Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
Statistics
Citations: 106
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1108/JMP-05-2013-0148
ISSN:
02683946
Research Areas
Health System And Policy