Mea Culpa! The Role of Guilt in the Work-Life Interface and Satisfaction of Women Entrepreneur

Silvia De Simone, Jessica Pileri (), Marina Mondo, Max Rapp-Ricciardi and Barbara Barbieri
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Silvia De Simone: Department of Pedagogy, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Jessica Pileri: Department of Dynamic Clinical Psychology and Health Studies, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
Marina Mondo: Department of Pedagogy, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
Max Rapp-Ricciardi: Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
Barbara Barbieri: Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of mediator of Guilt (in both directions: Family Interference with Work (FIW) and Work Interference with Family (WIF)) in the relationship between Conflict, Job and Life Satisfaction, also investigating the role of Enrichment as moderator. Using PROCESS Macro, the hypothesized models are tested on a sample of 161 women entrepreneurs. Both the mediating role of guilt and the moderating role of enrichment were analyzed through models of mediation and moderate mediation. Results from the analysis support the hypothesized models. Guilt FIW and Guilt WIF mediate the relationship between work Conflict and Job satisfaction, as well the relationship between Conflict and Life satisfaction, and at the same time, Enrichment moderated the mediating processes by which the Conflict affects Job and Life satisfaction via Guilt FIW and Guilt WIF. This study is one of the few that takes into consideration both Conflict and Enrichment in a sample of women entrepreneurs and examines Guilt, which many times presents itself as an “invisible” factor in studies on the work–family interface.

Keywords: life satisfaction; job satisfaction; guilt; conflict; enrichment; women entrepreneurs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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