Influence of Organization-Employee Work-Family Boundary Integration Fit on Job Well-Being and Thriving at Work

doi:10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2022.03.019

Abstract

Abstract: Based on the person-environment fit theory and 345 paired survey data of organizations and employees， multiple regression analysis， response surface analysis and block variable analysis were used to explore the effects of the work-family boundary integration fit on the job well-being and thriving at work of employees. The results showed that the consistency fit of the organization-employee work-family boundary has positive effect on employees’ job well-being and thriving at work. The high organization-high employee fit has a stronger positive effect on employees’ job well-being and thriving at work than the low organization-low employee fit. The different fit of organization-employee work-family boundary integration has negative effect on employees’ job well-being and thriving at work， and the negative effect of low organization-high employee fit on employees’ job well-being and thriving at work is stronger than high organization-low employee fit. Job well-being played a mediating role in the relationship between work-family boundary integration and thriving at work. The results of this research enrich the studies on the antecedents of job well-being and thriving at work from the perspective of organization-employee work-family boundary integration fit， and also provide useful guidance for enterprises to formulate differentiated work-family boundary management strategies.

Key words: organizations’work-family boundary integration(OWFBI); employees’ work-family boundary integration(EWFBI); organization-employee work-family boundary integration fit; job well-being(JW); thriving at work(TW); response surface analysis

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YU Bo-ming， ZHANG Lan-xia， YANG Shuo， LI Shuang. Influence of Organization-Employee Work-Family Boundary Integration Fit on Job Well-Being and Thriving at Work[J]. Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science), 2022, 43(3): 448-456.

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