Last Updated on October 4, 2023 by Fiza Khurram
The intricate relationship between work-family conflict, work-family guilt, and job performance among married employees in Pakistan’s services sector was investigated in a recent study conducted by Asma Malik and Ahmad Usman from the Institute of Administrative Sciences at the University of the Punjab.
The researchers investigated the idea that work-family conflict and guilt play important roles in predicting job performance, with guilt serving as a mediator in this relationship. Furthermore, the study investigated the moderating effect of gender role orientations as well as the impact of lowering work on the relationship between work-family guilt and job performance.
The correlational research design included 73 male and 54 female respondents who were chosen at random. Work-family conflict and job performance were found to have a strong negative association, while work-family guilt and work-family conflict had a large positive link. Surprisingly, work-family guilt was found to have a strong detrimental relationship with job performance.
Surprisingly, numerous moderated-mediation studies found that gender role orientations did not moderate the connection between work-family conflict and work-family guilt. Similarly, decreasing work hours had no effect on the connection between work-family guilt and job performance. The study did, however, confirm that work-family guilt acted as a mediator in the relationship between work-family conflict and job performance.
This study sheds insight on the complex relationship between work-family interactions and job performance, highlighting the crucial role of work-family guilt in mediating this relationship. The study’s findings are useful for companies and politicians looking to improve workplace well-being and productivity.
Finally, this study provides new insights into the intricacies of work-family conflict, the resulting guilt, and the severe impact on employee performance. The study, which is based on source attribution, contributes to the increasing discourse on work-family interactions and their repercussions.
