The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital job demands and work-life conflict

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dc.contributor.authorParkin, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorZadow, A.J.
dc.contributor.authorPotter, R.E.
dc.contributor.authorAfsharian, A.
dc.contributor.authorDollard, M.F.
dc.contributor.authorPignata, S.
dc.contributor.authorBakker, A.B.
dc.contributor.authorLushington, K.
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employees in flexible work from home has increased markedly along with a reliance on information communication technologies. This study investigated the role of an organisational factor, psychosocial safety climate (PSC; the climate for worker psychological health and safety), as an antecedent of these new kinds of demands (specifically work from home digital job demands) and their effect on work-life conflict. Data were gathered via an online survey of 2,177 employees from 37 Australian universities. Multilevel modelling showed that university level PSC to demands, y=−0.09, SE=0.03, p<0.01, and demands to worklife conflict, y=0.51, SE=0.19, p<0.05, relationships were significant. Supporting the antecedent theory, university level PSC was significantly indirectly related to work-life conflict via demands (LL −0.10 UL −0.01). Against expectations PSC did not moderate the demand to work-life conflict relationship. The results imply that targeting PSC could help prevent work from home digital job demands, and therefore, work-life conflict. Further research is needed on the role of digital job resources as flexible and hybrid work takes hold post COVID.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAmy K. Parkin, Amy J. Zadow, Rachael E. Potter, Ali Afsharian, Maureen F. Dollard, Silvia Pignata, Arnold B. Bakker, And Kurt Lushington
dc.identifier.citationIndustrial Health, 2022; 61(5):307-319
dc.identifier.doi10.2486/indhealth.2022-0078
dc.identifier.issn0019-8366
dc.identifier.issn0019-8366
dc.identifier.orcidZadow, A.J. [0000-0002-2440-8962]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/140086
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNational Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190100853
dc.rights© 2023 National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License. (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2022-0078
dc.subjectDigital job demands
dc.subjectFlexible work
dc.subjectHybrid work
dc.subjectInformation communication technologies
dc.subjectPsychosocial safety climate
dc.subjectWork-life conflict
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshStress, Psychological
dc.subject.meshJob Satisfaction
dc.subject.meshOrganizational Culture
dc.subject.meshAustralia
dc.subject.meshPandemics
dc.subject.meshSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subject.meshWork-Life Balance
dc.subject.meshCOVID-19
dc.subject.meshTeleworking
dc.titleThe role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital job demands and work-life conflict
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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