Exploring the mechanism to understand workaholism effects on positive and negative behaviors: a moderated mediated study

Azka Ghafoor and Jarrod Haar

International Journal of Manpower, 2024, vol. 46, issue 1, 92-110

Abstract: Purpose - Workaholism negatively impacts desired behavioral outcomes. However, understanding the role of workaholism dimensions (excessiveness and compulsiveness) can help differentiate and address employee motivators towards behavioral outcomes. Using conservation of resource theory, this study explores the influence of these workaholism dimensions, as resource-consuming elements, on positive organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs) and counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs). Further, work–family conflict (WFC) and family–work conflict (FWC) are included as mediators, and time-control as a moderator, and ultimately, a moderated mediation model is tested. Design/methodology/approach - Survey data were collected using a time-lagged data from 306 New Zealand employee respondents. Data were analysed for moderated mediation using the PROCESS macro. Findings - Both dimensions of workaholism positively relate to OCBs but only excessiveness to CWBs. We find significant indirect effects of excessiveness and compulsiveness on CWBs through FWC, where time control acts as a boundary condition, showing moderated mediation effects. Research limitations/implications - Fundamentally, the unique effects found encourage workaholism researchers to undertake more complex models to provide new insights. Originality/value - This is a unique study examining time control as a boundary condition. The findings of moderated mediation provide unique insights and show that workaholism effects depend on other factors.

Keywords: Workaholism; Organizational citizenship behaviors; Counterproductive behaviors; Work–family conflict; Time-lagged; Moderated mediation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJM-10-2023-0569

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