The Impact Mechanism of Family-Friendly Workplace Supports on Life Satisfaction: From Work-Home Resources Perspective

Abstract

Abstract: Using the work-home resources(W-HR)model as a guiding framework, the authors proposed that utilization of family-friendly policy, family-supported supervisor behavior, and their interplay were positively related to work-family enrichment, which, in turn, were positively related to life satisfaction. With 509 employees from many organizations, they were assessed using utilization of family-friendly policy scale, family supportive supervisor behaviors(FSSB)scale, work-family enrichment scale and life satisfaction scale. The results indicated that：1)family-supported supervisor behavior strengthened the relationship between utilization of family-friendly policy and work-family enrichment. The positive relation between utilization of family-friendly policy and work-family enrichment was stronger for employees in having higher perceived family-supported supervisor behavior than lower family-supported supervisor behavior. With perceived family-supported supervisor behavior increasing, the effect of utilization of family-friendly policy on work-family enrichment strengthened. 2)Work-family enrichment was shown to mediate the relationship of utilization of family-friendly policy and family-supported supervisor behavior with life satisfaction. A further test of mediated moderation demonstrated that work-family enrichment mediates the interaction of utilization of family-friendly policy and family-supported supervisor behavior on life satisfaction. Given that family-supported supervisor behavior is seen as a trainable behavior, organizations should consider encouraging supervisors engaged in these family-supported behaviors, which would develop the effect of utilization of family-friendly policy.

Key words: family-friendly workplace supports, utilization of family-friendly policy, family-supported supervisor behavior, work-family enrichment, life satisfaction

摘要： 以工作-家庭资源理论为支撑，采用问卷法调查了509名企业员工，探讨亲家庭政策的使用和家庭支持型主管行为（FSSB）这两种组织亲家庭支持方式对员工生活满意感的影响机制。结果表明：（1）FSSB在亲家庭政策使用与工作-家庭增益之间起调节作用。（2）工作-家庭增益在亲家庭政策使用、FSSB以及两者交互作用与生活满意感之间起中介作用。研究提示：可通过干预，提升FSSB进而提高亲家庭政策的使用效果。

关键词: 组织亲家庭支持, 亲家庭政策使用, 家庭支持型主管行为, 工作-家庭增益, 生活满意感。

CLC Number:

B849

Jiang Hai, Ma Hongyu, Yang Linchuan, Xie Julan. The Impact Mechanism of Family-Friendly Workplace Supports on Life Satisfaction: From Work-Home Resources Perspective[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2016, 14(2): 270-276.

姜海,马红宇,杨林川,谢菊兰. 组织亲家庭支持对生活满意感的影响机制：基于工作-家庭资源的视角^*[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2016, 14(2): 270-276.

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