The Exchange Relationship between Work-Family Enrichment and Affective Commitment: the Moderating Role of Gender. (3rd June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Marques, António Manuel; Chambel, Maria José; Pinto, Inês
• Is Part Of: Spanish journal of psychology. Volume 18(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06-03
• Subjects: work-family relationship, -- work-family enrichment, -- affective commitment, -- gender; Psychology -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2015.38
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1138-7416

Abstract

Abstract: Workers' perception that their job experience enriches their family life has been considered a mechanism that explains their positive attitudes toward the organization where they work. However, because women and men live their work and family differently, gender may condition this relationship between the work-family enrichment and workers' attitudes. With a sample of 1885 workers from one Portuguese bank, with 802 women, the current study investigated the relationship between work-family enrichment and organizational affective commitment as well as the role of sex as a moderator of this relationship. The hypotheses were tested by using regression analysis. The results indicated that the perception held by workers that their work enriches their family is positively correlated with their affective commitment toward the organization. Furthermore, the data revealed that this relationship is stronger for women than for men. Study results have implications for management, particularly for human resource management, enhancing their knowledge about the relationship of work-family enrichment and workers' affective commitment toward organization.