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Work Support, Role Stress, and Life Satisfaction among Chinese Social Workers

The Mediation Role of Work-Family Conflict

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ID15480973
AuthorsCindy Xinshan Jia (0000-0002-9564-3994, South China Agricultural University), C K Cheung (0000-0003-3278-1633, City University of Hong Kong), Chengzhe Fu (0000-0002-5668-5657, South China Normal University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue23
Pages8881-8881
Publication date2020-11-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17238881
PMID33260369
OpenAlexW3109859928
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited51

The current study examined the relationships among work support, role stress, work-family conflict, and life satisfaction, with a sample of social workers in China's Pearl River Delta ( N = 1414). Using structure equation modelling, the study revealed that social workers' life satisfaction reduced because of role conflict and work-family conflicts. Work-family conflict partially mediated the negative effects of role ambiguity and conflict on social workers' life satisfaction. Work support from their director, manager, supervisor, and co-workers protectively reduced role stress and work-family conflict. The findings emphasize the significance of managing the interference between work and family for social workers' well-being

Job satisfaction · Mediation · Political science · Role conflict · Social science · Social support · Sociology · Work (physics · Work stress · Work–family conflict · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being · Social Work

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Citations per year3
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
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