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<p>This study examines how job-related stress, employee attitudes, and meaningful work are associated with work–family conflict (WFC) through the Job Demands–Resources (JD–R) model. Data were collected from 396 employees across two survey waves, allowing for the temporal separation of predictors, mediator, and outcomes. Job stress was measured through time pressure and anxiety, employee attitudes included loyalty, exit, voice, neglect, and cynicism, and meaningful work was captured through positive meaning, meaning making, and greater good motivation. Results demonstrated that job stress was positively correlated with WFC, consistent with the JD–R health impairment pathway. Exit attitudes were also associated with higher WFC, whereas other attitudes showed weaker or inconsistent links. Meaningful work played a dual role: in some pathways it buffered the negative effects of stress, while in others it signaled heightened conflict through overcommitment. Mediation analyses revealed that meaningful work partially explained the relationships between stress, attitudes, and WFC.</p>

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From Strain to Spillover: Stress, Employee Attitudes, and the Paradox of Meaningful Work in Work–Family Conflict

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    2026年8月5日

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  • Lawrence Ejike Ugwu,
  • Matthew J. Aplin-Houtz,
  • Erhabor Idemudia,
  • Sean Leahy

摘要

This study examines how job-related stress, employee attitudes, and meaningful work are associated with work–family conflict (WFC) through the Job Demands–Resources (JD–R) model. Data were collected from 396 employees across two survey waves, allowing for the temporal separation of predictors, mediator, and outcomes. Job stress was measured through time pressure and anxiety, employee attitudes included loyalty, exit, voice, neglect, and cynicism, and meaningful work was captured through positive meaning, meaning making, and greater good motivation. Results demonstrated that job stress was positively correlated with WFC, consistent with the JD–R health impairment pathway. Exit attitudes were also associated with higher WFC, whereas other attitudes showed weaker or inconsistent links. Meaningful work played a dual role: in some pathways it buffered the negative effects of stress, while in others it signaled heightened conflict through overcommitment. Mediation analyses revealed that meaningful work partially explained the relationships between stress, attitudes, and WFC.