The Effect of Work-Family Conflict on Occupational Well-Being Among Primary and Secondary School Teachers: The Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

• Main Authors: Mengmeng Zhou (Author), Dawei Wang (Author), Lianyong Zhou (Author), Yiying Liu (Author), Yixin Hu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 2296-2565; 10.3389/fpubh.2021.745118
• Keywords: primary and secondary school teachers; work-family conflict; occupational well-being; psychological capital; job demands-resources model; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)

In this study, 223 primary and secondary school teachers in Shandong province were selected to examine the effect of work-family conflict on occupational well-being, using the questionnaire of work-family conflict, occupational well-being and psychological capital as measuring instruments. We further explored the mediating role of psychological capital between work-family conflict and occupational well-being. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS20.0, AMOS16.0 and M-plus 7.0. Results revealed that (1) Work-family conflict was negatively correlated with the occupational well-being and psychological capital of primary and secondary school teachers, and negatively predicted occupational well-being and psychological capital of primary and secondary school teachers; (2) Psychological capital had a significant positive correlation with the occupational well-being of primary and secondary school teachers, and significantly predicted the occupational well-being of primary and secondary school teachers; (3) Psychological capital of primary and secondary school teachers played a mediating role in work-family conflict and occupational well-being.