How work-family conflict predict HSR drivers safety performance? Empirical evidence from China
ISSN: 1750-614X
Article publication date: 23 August 2021
Issue publication date: 13 May 2022
Abstract
Purpose
Drawing on ego depletion theory, this study aims to provide insights into the effect of work-family conflict on the high-speed railway (HSR) drivers’ safety performance by examining the mediating role of ego depletion and the moderating roles of work-family centrality and supervisor safety support.
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 243 HSR drivers from 7 railway bureaus in China were surveyed. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses.
Findings
Both work-to-family conflict and family-to-work conflict have direct and positive effects on HSR drivers’ ego depletion and indirect effects on both safety compliance and safety participation via ego depletion. Moreover, both the direct effect of work-family conflict on ego depletion and its indirect effect on safety performance are moderated by work-family centrality. Supervisor safety support plays a buffering role in the relationship between ego depletion and safety performance.
Originality/value
This study examined the relationship between work-family conflict and safety performance based on the perspective of ego depletion theory. The findings testify to the importance of reducing work-family conflict among HSR drivers pursuant to maximizing safety.
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Acknowledgements
The study was supported by “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” (2021YJS064).
Citation
Lan, Y., Zhang, X., Deng, H., Yang, Z. and Xia, Y. (2022), "How work-family conflict predict HSR drivers safety performance? Empirical evidence from China", Chinese Management Studies, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 688-707. https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-12-2020-0527
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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