Work-family conflict and safety participation of high-speed railway drivers: Job satisfaction as a mediator. (October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wei, Wei; Guo, Ming; Ye, Long; Liao, Ganli; Yang, Zhehan
• Is Part Of: Accident analysis and prevention. Volume 95:Part A(2016)
• Page Start: 97
• Page End: 103
• Publication Date: 2016-10
• Subjects: Work-to-family conflict -- Safety behavior -- Safety participation -- Social exchange theory -- High-speed rail; Accidents -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Accident Prevention -- Periodicals; Accidents -- Prévention -- Périodiques; 363.106
• DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2016.06.022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0001-4575

Abstract

Highlights: Reducing strain-based work-family conflict is an important way to improve safety participation. Strain-based WFC might indirectly contribute to safety participation through reduced job satisfaction. These findings highlight the importance of reducing employees' strain-based work-to-family conflict in safety-critical organizations. Abstract: Despite the large body of work on the work-family interface, hardly any literature has addressed the work-family interface in safety-critical settings. This study draws from social exchange theory to examine the effect of employees' strain-based work-to-family conflict on their supervisors' rating of their safety participation through job satisfaction. The sample consisted of 494 drivers from a major railway company in China. The results of a structural equation model revealed that drivers' strain-based work-to-family conflict negatively influences safety participation, and the relationship was partially mediated by job satisfaction. These findings highlight the importance of reducing employees' work-to-family conflict in safety-critical organizations.