Workaholism and Work-Family Conflict among University Academics

Autor/inn/en	Torp, Steffen; Lysfjord, Linda; Midje, Hilde Hovda
Titel	Workaholism and Work-Family Conflict among University Academics
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 76 (2018) 6, S.1071-1090 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-018-0247-0
Schlagwörter	Family Work Relationship; College Faculty; Foreign Countries; School Personnel; Faculty Workload; Work Environment; Work Ethic; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Ausland; Schulpersonal; Arbeitsmilieu; Arbeitsethos; Norwegen
Abstract	Because of governance and management changes in universities in recent decades, the working environment of university academics has changed. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to investigate whether university academics are more workaholic and report more work-family conflicts than other university personnel and to provide empirical knowledge about the antecedents and outcomes of workaholism and work-family conflict among university academics. A questionnaire was used to collect data on job demands, job resources, workaholism and work-family conflict from 2186 university academics and 2551 technical and administrative personnel at 3 universities in Norway. The results show that academic personnel experienced more workaholism and work-family conflict than non-academic personnel. High job demands, especially high role overload, affected both workaholism and work-family conflict. Job resources had a marginal effect on both workaholism and work-family conflict. Workaholism was positively associated with work-family conflict and partly mediated the relationship between role overload and work-family conflict. It is not clear how job demands and workaholism interact with work-family conflict. Nevertheless, paying attention to the risks of workaholism and preventing it at all levels are important, since workaholism is associated with work-family conflict, which may adversely affect the health of the individual, the family and the workplace. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01