TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital job demands and work-life conflict
JO  - Industrial health
A1  - Parkin, Amy K.
A1  - Zadow, Amy J.
A1  - Potter, Rachael E.
A1  - Afsharian, Ali
A1  - Dollard, Maureen F.
A1  - Pignata, Silvia
A1  - Bakker, Arnold B.
A1  - Lushington, Kurt
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employees in flexible work from home has increased markedly along with a reliance on information communication technologies. This study investigated the role of an organisational factor, psychosocial safety climate (PSC; the climate for worker psychological health and safety), as an antecedent of these new kinds of demands (specifically work from home digital job demands) and their effect on work-life conflict. Data were gathered via an online survey of 2,191 employees from 37 Australian universities. Multilevel modelling showed that university level PSC to demands, y=−0.09, SE=0.03, p<0.01, and demands to work-life conflict, y=0.51, SE=0.19, p<0.05, relationships were significant. Supporting the antecedent theory, university level PSC was significantly indirectly related to work-life conflict via demands (LL −0.10 UL −0.01). Against expectations PSC did not moderate the demand to work-life conflict relationship. The results imply that targeting PSC could help prevent work from home digital job demands, and therefore, work-life conflict. Further research is needed on the role of digital job resources as flexible and hybrid work takes hold post COVID.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-8366
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2022-0078
ID  - ref1
ER  -