A Study of the Effects of Meaning Constructive Group Counseling on the Family-caregivers of Old People

Abstract

Abstract: Based on the questionnaire and documentary data collected from 417 first-line manufacturing employees, this study examined the psychological mechanism of withdrawal behaviors and the moderating effects of self-determination traits from the perspective of Work-family Conflict. Family-interference-work (FIW) was found to influence withdrawal behaviors directly and also partially through the mediating role of job satisfaction. Self-determination traits were found to significantly moderate “FIW→ withdrawal behaviors”. With the increase of FIW, withdrawal behaviors rise quickly for the low self-determination people but will not rise for the high self-determination ones. Self-awareness was also found to significantly moderate the relationship between job satisfaction and all kinds of withdrawal behaviors. With the increase of job satisfaction, withdrawal behaviors decrease dramatically for the low self-awareness people. For the high self-awareness people, however, their withdrawal behaviors keep at a low level whatever their job satisfaction level is.

Key words: work-family conflict, withdrawal behavior, job satisfaction, self-determination theory.

摘要： 以417名制造业员工为对象，采用问卷和档案资料两种方法，综合考察了怠工行为背后的心理机制。结果显示：“家庭干扰工作（FIW）”对怠工行为既有直接效应，也以“工作满意度”为中介；自我决定倾向对“FIW→怠工行为”的调节作用均显著，低自我决定者面临FIW上升时，其怠工行为将快速上升，但高自我决定者的怠工行为并未随FIW的增加而上升；“自我意识”对“工作满意度→怠工行为”的调节作用也显著，无论高自我意识者的工作满意度如何，其怠工行为都保持在较低水平，但低自我意识者的怠工行为随工作满意度的上升而明显下降。

关键词: 工作家庭冲突, 怠工行为, 工作满意度, 自我决定理论。

CLC Number:

B849

Cheng Mingming, Cao Wenjing, Chen Peng, Jin Jingxian. A Study of the Effects of Meaning Constructive Group Counseling on the Family-caregivers of Old People[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2013, 11(5): 660-665.

程明明,曹文晶,陈鹏,金静娴. 意义建构团体对家庭照顾老年人心理健康水平的提升[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2013, 11(5): 660-665.

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