Can social support moderate the relationship between workaholism and work-family conflict?

Abstract

The coexistence of work and family is one of the most important settings that must be set for everyone during adulthood. As an extension of the efforts made from the Korean Government and local corporations to find its balance, this study explores how workaholism and long working hours influence work-life conflict, and tries to find countermeasures as a corporation using conservation of resource theory and W-HR model. Authors conducted regression analysis by using survey data collected from Korean employees. Results show that when workaholism level increases, work-family conflict level also increases. Working excessively, as a dimension of workaholism, significantly affects one’s work-family conflict. Moreover, social support from supervisors significantly moderated the effect. Results imply that workaholism increases work-family conflict and may negatively relate to employees’ health and job performance, but may be managed with the help of social support. Finally, specific strategies are discussed to manage the level of conflict. Copyright © 2023 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.