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Work-family enrichment in the Australian construction industry: implications for job design

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  • Helen Clare Lingard
  • Valerie Francis
  • Michelle Turner

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A survey of waged and salaried, project-based construction workers was conducted. The survey measured work-family enrichment, a type of positive interaction between work and family life. A six-item work-family enrichment scale confirmed the bi-directional nature of work-family enrichment. Job-related correlates of work-to-family enrichment were identified. Flexibility, perceptions of control, time adequacy and supervisor support were all positively correlated with work-to-family enrichment. Regression analyses were performed to examine the extent to which the relationship between these job-related resources and work-to-family enrichment were mediated by perceptions of work schedule fit. Work schedule fit fully mediated the relationship between flexibility and control and work-to-family enrichment. The relationship between supervisor support and time adequacy were only partially mediated by work schedule fit, though a significant mediation effect was still observed. The research suggests that jobs may be designed to facilitate work-family enrichment in the construction industry, in particular through the provision of supervisor support, flexibility, time adequacy and control.

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  • Helen Clare Lingard & Valerie Francis & Michelle Turner, 2010. "Work-family enrichment in the Australian construction industry: implications for job design," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(5), pages 467-480.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:28:y:2010:i:5:p:467-480
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190903511268
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    1. Helen Lingard & Valerie Francis, 2004. "The work-life experiences of office and site-based employees in the Australian construction industry," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(9), pages 991-1002.
    2. Helen Lingard & Valerie Francis, 2005. "Does work-family conflict mediate the relationship between job schedule demands and burnout in male construction professionals and managers?," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(7), pages 733-745.
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