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Does work-family conflict mediate the relationship between job schedule demands and burnout in male construction professionals and managers?

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  • Helen Lingard
  • Valerie Francis

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It is unclear where work-family conflict should be theoretically positioned in the relationship between job stress and strain. Data collected from 231 male construction professionals, managers and administrators were analysed to determine whether work-family conflict mediates the relationship between job stressors and burnout. Two different aspects of work-schedule demands, i.e. job schedule irregularity and hours worked per week, were found to be related to the emotional exhaustion dimension of burnout. In all cases, the relationship between job schedule demands and emotional exhaustion was mediated by work-family conflict. The authors conclude that job schedule demands impact upon emotional exhaustion via work-family conflict. Further, work-family conflict is demonstrated to be a key mediating mechanism between schedule demands and emotional exhaustion for male employees. It is recommended that construction organizations examine ways to reduce work-family conflict as a means to reduce burnout and improve employees' wellbeing.

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  • Helen Lingard & Valerie Francis, 2005. "Does work-family conflict mediate the relationship between job schedule demands and burnout in male construction professionals and managers?," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(7), pages 733-745.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:23:y:2005:i:7:p:733-745
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190500040836
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    1. Helen Lingard, 2003. "The impact of individual and job characteristics on 'burnout' among civil engineers in Australia and the implications for employee turnover," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 69-80.
    2. Helen Lingard & Valerie Francis, 2004. "The work-life experiences of office and site-based employees in the Australian construction industry," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(9), pages 991-1002.
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