Little is known of the effects of flexibility stigma on employee outcomes. Flexibility stigma refers to the negative sanctions received by those who seek flexible work practices to manage work and family requirements. Using stigma theory, this study investigates the effect of flexibility stigma on employee well-being and turnover intentions. Drawing on ecological systems theory, it also investigates the effect of flexibility stigma on flexible work practices usage. Further, integrating the above-mentioned two theories, this study predicts the mediating role of flexible work practices usage in the flexibility stigma–employee outcomes relationship. Using survey data from 293 employees of an Australian organisation, we found that stigma has a negative effect on employee well-being, a positive effect on turnover intentions, and a negative effect on flexible work practices usage. We also found pioneering evidence for the proposed partial mediation effect. Theoretical, research and practical contributions are discussed.

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灵活性耻辱对结果的影响：灵活工作实践使用的作用

人们对灵活性污名对员工成果的影响知之甚少。灵活性耻辱是指那些寻求灵活工作实践来管理工作和家庭要求的人受到的负面制裁。本研究利用污名理论，调查了灵活性污名对员工幸福感和离职意愿的影响。借鉴生态系统理论，它还研究了灵活性耻辱对灵活工作实践使用的影响。此外，结合上述两种理论，本研究预测灵活工作实践使用在灵活性耻辱-员工结果关系中的中介作用。使用来自澳大利亚一家组织的 293 名员工的调查数据，我们发现污名对员工的幸福感有负面影响，对离职意愿有正面影响，以及对灵活工作实践使用的负面影响。我们还发现了提议的部分中介效应的开创性证据。讨论了理论、研究和实践贡献。