Work-Family and Family-Work Conflict: Does Intrinsic-Extrinsic Satisfaction Mediate the Prediction of General Job Satisfaction?

• Published in: The journal of psychology Vol. 145; no. 5; pp. 435 - 461
• Main Authors: Calvo-Salguero, Antonia, Martínez-de-Lecea, José-María Salinas, Carrasco-González, Ana-María
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis Group 01.09.2011; Taylor & Francis Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Conflict; Conflict (Psychology); Conflict theory; Families & family life; Family - psychology; Family life; family-work conflict; Female; general job satisfaction; Humans; Internal-External Control; Job Satisfaction; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Psychological; Regression analysis; satisfaction with the extrinsic facets; satisfaction with the intrinsic facets of the job; Social psychology; Spain; Studies; Surveys and Questionnaires; Work-Family conflict; Working life; Workload - psychology; Spain
• ISSN: 0022-3980; 1940-1019
• DOI: 10.1080/00223980.2011.584082

The objective of this study is to analyze the mediating role of intrinsic and extrinsic job satisfaction in the relationship between the 2 dimensions of work-family conflict-family interfering with work (FIW) and work interfering with family (WIF)-and general job satisfaction. Step-by-step hierarchical regression analyses were carried out on a sample of 151 men and women from a Spanish public organization. The results confirmed the mediating role of intrinsic job satisfaction in the case of FIW. This highlights the importance of taking into account the level of satisfaction with the intrinsic facets of one's job as a measure for understanding why FIW has a negative impact on general job satisfaction.