Work Support, Role Stress, and Life Satisfaction among Chinese Social Workers: The Mediation Role of Work-Family Conflict

Cindy Xinshan Jia, Chau-kiu Cheung and Chengzhe Fu
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Cindy Xinshan Jia: Department of Social Work, College of Public Management, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510640, China
Chau-kiu Cheung: Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Chengzhe Fu: School of Politics and Public Administration, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-14

Abstract: The current study examined the relationships among work support, role stress, work-family conflict, and life satisfaction, with a sample of social workers in China’s Pearl River Delta ( N = 1414). Using structure equation modelling, the study revealed that social workers’ life satisfaction reduced because of role conflict and work-family conflicts. Work-family conflict partially mediated the negative effects of role ambiguity and conflict on social workers’ life satisfaction. Work support from their director, manager, supervisor, and co-workers protectively reduced role stress and work-family conflict. The findings emphasize the significance of managing the interference between work and family for social workers’ well-being.

Keywords: life satisfaction; role stress; social workers; work-family conflict; work support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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