The purpose of the current study was to examine how workplace rivalry relates to work-family and wellbeing outcomes. Specifically, informed by resource theory, the relationship of workplace rivalry to work-family conflict was analyzed using a three-timepoint survey of 406 participants (165 with rivals); additionally, the role of psychological detachment as a mediator was tested as were the moderating effects of rivalry intensity and relative standing to one's rival (i.e., perceptions of winning or losing). Results support having a rival is related to greater work-to-family conflict and that the relationship is mediated through psychological detachment. Further, the three-way interaction of rivalry status, rivalry intensity, and relative standing to one's rival was significantly related to both work-to-family conflict and psychological detachment. Notably, the interactions indicated those with intense rivalries they perceived they were losing were particularly vulnerable to undesirable outcomes. Results extend workplace rivalry research and inform on the boundary conditions under which rivalry has negative implications for employee and family wellbeing.

当前研究的目的是研究工作场所竞争如何与工作-家庭和幸福结果相关。具体而言，根据资源理论，对 406 名参与者（165 名竞争对手）进行了三时间点调查，分析了工作场所竞争与工作-家庭冲突的关系；此外，测试了心理分离作为中介的作用，以及竞争强度和相对于对手的地位（即对输赢的看法）的调节作用。结果支持有竞争对手与更大的工作与家庭冲突有关，并且这种关系是通过心理分离来调节的。此外，竞争地位、竞争强度和相对地位的三向相互作用' s rival 与工作与家庭的冲突和心理疏离都显着相关。值得注意的是，这些互动表明，那些竞争激烈的人认为自己正在输掉比赛，他们特别容易受到不良结果的影响。结果扩展了工作场所竞争研究，并告知竞争对员工和家庭福祉产生负面影响的边界条件。