Negative Effects of Work-to-family Interference among HK Employees and Spouses

The current study investigated the chain mediating role of burnout and family performance between work-to-family interference and psychological strain among employees and spouses in Hong Kong. Four hundred and seven employee-spouse dyads in Hong Kong completed self-rated and spouse-rated questionnaires measuring work-to-family interference, burnout, family performance and psychological strain. Results showed that chain mediating effects of employees’ burnout and family performance in the relationship between their work-to-family interference and spouses’ psychological strain were supported. The findings illustrated that work-to-family interference could generate greater burnout, which in turn might impair family performance among employees. Accordingly, this could induce more psychological strain of their spouses in family lives. Further implications and limitations are discussed.

本研究探讨了香港地区雇员与配偶群体中，工作-家庭干扰（work-to-family interference）对心理紧张（psychological strain）的作用路径内，职业倦怠（burnout）与家庭绩效（family performance）的链式中介效应。研究共招募香港地区407对雇员-配偶配对样本，所有参与者均完成了自评与配偶评定问卷，问卷测量维度涵盖工作-家庭干扰、职业倦怠、家庭绩效与心理紧张。结果显示，雇员的职业倦怠与家庭绩效在其工作-家庭干扰与配偶心理紧张之间的链式中介效应得到验证。研究结果表明，工作-家庭干扰会加剧雇员的职业倦怠，进而损害雇员的家庭绩效，最终引发其配偶在家庭生活中产生更显著的心理紧张。本研究亦对相关研究启示与局限性进行了讨论。