Abstract
This study investigated the extent to which two directions of work-family interference (work interfering with family and family interfering with work) were associated with occupational burnout. It was a cross-sectional survey involving 311 employees (147 males; 164 females) sampled from 2 service occupations (Health=149; Bank=162) in southwestern Nigeria. Results of the hierarchical multiple regression indicated that type of service occupation was significantly associated with emotional exhaustion and overall occupational burnout with employees in the health sector experiencing higher burnout than those in the banking sector. However, there were no occupational differences in employees’ level of dehumanization and feelings of reduced personal accomplishment. Family interfering with work was significantly associated with dehumanization, feelings of reduced personal accomplishment and overall occupational burnout such that employees’ levels of dehumanization, feelings of reduced personal accomplishment, and overall occupational burnout increased with family interfering with work. Family interfering with work was not associated with emotional exhaustion. Work interference with family was not associated with emotional exhaustion, dehumanization, and overall occupational burnout. However, employees who experienced high work interference with family reported low feelings of reduced personal accomplishment. In order to reduce occupational burnout among employees in service occupations, adequate job resources that help manage the perceived incompatibility in work and family roles should be provided.
Highlights
And work are central issues which most adults try to balance (Noor, 2004)
This study aimed to extend research on the connection between work-family interference and dimensions of occupational burnout
In line with some of the hypotheses on occupational differences in the manifestations of dimensions of occupational burnout, health workers felt more emotionally drained from their work and reported higher level of overall occupational burnout than bank workers
Summary
And work are central issues which most adults try to balance (Noor, 2004). The challenges associated with balancing family and work demands are predicated on how employees allocate their time and energy to family and work roles (Senecal, Vallerand, & Guay, 2001). Noor, 2004; Senecal et al, 2001) on the relationship between negative work-family interference and occupational burnout usually explored only one dimension of occupational burnout. Studies have shown environmental and occupational differences in the manifestations of the dimensions of occupational burnout (Bakker, Demerouti & Euwema, 2005; Ogungbamila, 2013). It is, important to deepen the literature on how the directions of work-family interference connect with the dimensions occupational burnout; which this study aimed to achieve
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