Abstract

A research model was proposed investigating the relationships between work demand, role blurring, work-to-family conflict, and health and wellbeing consequences, and the model was tested on registered South African construction professionals. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyze the data collected from an online survey. The research results show that work pressure is a salient antecedent to all role blurring activities, i.e. after-hours work contact, pre-occupation with work, and multi-tasking between job tasks and family tasks whilst at home. Work hours directly predict work contact but indirectly affect pre-occupation and multi-tasking via the mediating role of work contact. All role blurring activities are positively associated with construction professionals’ experience of work-to-family conflict, which subsequently leads to depression and sleep problems. The results also show that depression affects the quality of sleep and construction professionals are likely to use alcohol consumption to cope with sleep problems. However, depression was found to be negatively associated with alcohol consumption, which calls for a more fine-grained analysis of the relationship. The study highlights the importance of appropriate work design with manageable workloads and reasonable work hours, and the promotion of boundary tactics for reducing work–family role blurring and conflict experienced by construction professionals.

摘要

提出了一个研究模型来调查工作需求、角色模糊、工作与家庭之间的冲突以及健康和福祉后果之间的关系，并且该模型在南非注册建筑专业人士身上进行了测试。结构方程模型 (SEM) 用于分析从在线调查中收集的数据。研究结果表明，工作压力是所有角色模糊活动的显着前因，即下班后的工作接触、对工作的专注以及在家中在工作任务和家庭任务之间的多任务处理。工作时间直接预测工作联系，但通过工作联系的中介作用间接影响先入为主和多任务处理。所有角色模糊活动都与建筑专业人士的工作与家庭冲突的经历呈正相关，这随后会导致抑郁和睡眠问题。结果还表明，抑郁症会影响睡眠质量，建筑专业人士很可能会通过饮酒来应对睡眠问题。然而，抑郁症被发现与饮酒呈负相关，这需要对这种关系进行更细致的分析。该研究强调了适当的工作设计、可管理的工作量和合理的工作时间的重要性，以及推广边界策略以减少建筑专业人员所经历的工作与家庭角色模糊和冲突的重要性。抑郁症被发现与饮酒呈负相关，这需要对这种关系进行更细致的分析。该研究强调了适当的工作设计、可管理的工作量和合理的工作时间的重要性，以及推广边界策略以减少建筑专业人员所经历的工作与家庭角色模糊和冲突的重要性。抑郁症被发现与饮酒呈负相关，这需要对这种关系进行更细致的分析。该研究强调了适当的工作设计、可管理的工作量和合理的工作时间的重要性，以及推广边界策略以减少建筑专业人员所经历的工作与家庭角色模糊和冲突的重要性。