Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 15, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15122869
Keywords
construction professional; organizational support; work-family conflict; job burnout; project performance
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71561009, 71310165]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2016M590605, 2017T100477]
- Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province [2016KY27]
- Social Science Planning Foundation of Jiangxi Province [16GL32]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province [20171BAA218004]
- Outstanding Young Academic Talents Support Program of Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
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Construction professionals are prone to work-family conflict and job burnout, which in turn can affect project performance during implementation of delivery. To cope with this, a questionnaire survey was undertaken with construction professionals in the Chinese construction industry and 373 valid responses were received. A theoretical model introducing organizational support as a moderating variable was developed and tested with structural equation modeling. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between work-family conflict and job burnout for construction professionals. Involving organizational support can alleviate the impact of work-family conflict on professionals' job burnout. Meanwhile, both work-family conflict and job burnout have negative effects on project performance. Therefore, an atmosphere and culture of humanized management should be established within the construction enterprises. Additionally, organizational incentives such as regulations and rules should be formulated assisting employees achieve work-family balance. Such incentives could contribute to the construction industry and improve project performance. Furthermore, this study provides a new theoretical perspective for the management of job burnout and work-family conflict in the construction industry, complementing the existing body of knowledge.
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