Abstract
The present study aims to apply gender-specific analyses to examine how work-to-family conflict (WFC) and burnout are related to well-being among the workers in Taiwan. A cross-sectional research design was adopted. A questionnaire was distributed to obtain information pertaining to demographic characteristics, WFC, burnout, and well-being. In total, 4259 full-time workers in the manufacturing industry were recruited. Gender-specific statistical analyses were used. The results showed that no significant gender difference occurred on WFC; however, females had higher scores on burnout compared to males. In the correlation analyses, WFC as well as burnout were negatively associated with well-being in both genders. In the regression analyses when demographic factors were controlled, burnout explained larger variances of well-being in both genders compared with WFC. WFC made a smaller contribution to the models predicting well-being in males in contrast to females. Moreover, the significant association between WFC and well-being for males disappeared when burnout was taken into account. The conclusion reached was that to improve workers’ well-being, organizations should develop relevant policies to decrease the extent of burnout for different genders. The policies that the organization adopted should consider females’ needs beyond work-related burden. Moreover, merely decreasing the extent of WFC is insufficient to enhance males’ well-being.
Highlights
During the past decades, the concept of subjective well-being has received particular attention with many social scientists trying to determine what factors contribute to people experiencing their lives in positive ways
The significant association between work-to-family conflict (WFC) and well-being for males disappeared when burnout was taken into account
With regard to gender difference, WFC made a smaller contribution to the models predicting well-being in males (∆R2 = 0.009) in contrast with females (∆R2 = 0.053)
Summary
The concept of subjective well-being has received particular attention with many social scientists trying to determine what factors contribute to people experiencing their lives in positive ways. Definitions of subjective well-being have been classified into different categories including external criteria such as virtue, standards of life satisfaction, and pleasant and unpleasant emotional experiences [1]. Diener et al offered a broad concept (including life satisfaction, and positive and negative affects) and emphasized that the interaction of psychological factors with life circumstances in producing feelings of well-being warrants further study [2]. In the field of occupational health, many countries have promoted workers’ health in the workplace since the Declaration of Alma-Ata [3,4]. Burnout is another issue mentioned frequently in research when workers’ well-being is focused [6,7,8]
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