Spillover effects of workplace ostracism on employee family life: The role of need for affiliation and work-home segmentation preference

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2021.01146

Abstract

Abstract:

Previous studies have shown that workplace ostracism harms many aspects of organizations, but little is known about the spillover effects of workplace ostracism on the outside of the organizations, especially in the family domain. Based on the conservation of resource theory, this study constructs a moderated mediation model to explore the spillover effects and specific mechanism of workplace ostracism on employee’s family depreciation and family satisfaction. The results show that: (1) workplace ostracism had a significant positive effect on family undermining and a significant negative effect on family satisfaction; (2) work stress mediated the relationship between workplace ostracism with family undermining and family satisfaction; (3) need for affiliation moderated the effect of workplace ostracism on work stress, and moderated the mediating effect between workplace ostracism and family undermining, family satisfaction; (4) work-home segmentation preference moderated the effect of work stress on family undermining and family satisfaction, and moderated the mediating effect of work stress on family undermining and family satisfaction.

Key words: workplace ostracism, family undermining, family satisfaction, need for affiliation, work-home segmentation preference

DENG XinCai, HE Shan, LYU Ping, ZHOU Xing, YE YiJiao, MENG HongLin, KONG Yurou. (2021). Spillover effects of workplace ostracism on employee family life: The role of need for affiliation and work-home segmentation preference. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 53(10), 1146-1160.

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Model	χ²	df	RMSEA	CFI	TLI
Sample 1
Six-factor + CMV model: WOS; NA; WS; WHSP; FU; FS; CMV	693.11	388	0.055	0.95	0.94
Six-factor model: WOS; NA; WS; WHSP; FU; FS	746.42	419	0.055	0.95	0.94
Four-factor model: WOS + NA + WS; WHSP; FU; FS	1960.78	428	0.117	0.75	0.73
Two factor model: WOS + NA + WS; WHSP + FU + FS	2730.38	433	0.142	0.62	0.59
Single Factor Model: WOS + NA + WS + WHSP + FU + FS	3367.90	434	0.160	0.52	0.48
Sample 2
Eight Factor + CMV model: WOS; NA; WS; EE; NE; WHSP; FU; FS; CMV	1548.71	915	0.054	0.94	0.93
Eight-factor model: WOS; NA; WS; EE; NE; WHSP; FU; FS	1711.77	961	0.057	0.93	0.92
Six-factor model: WOS; NA; WS + EE + NE; WHSP; FU; FS	2774.49	974	0.088	0.82	0.81
Five Factor Model: WOS; NA; WS + EE + NE; WHSP; FU + FS	3309.47	979	0.100	0.77	0.76
Three-factor model: WOS + NA; WS + EE + NE; WHSP + FU + FS	4402.18	986	0.121	0.66	0.64
Single Factor Model: WOS + NA + WS + WHSP + FU + FS	7564.41	989	0.167	0.35	0.32

Model	χ²	df	RMSEA	CFI	TLI
Sample 1
Six-factor + CMV model: WOS; NA; WS; WHSP; FU; FS; CMV	693.11	388	0.055	0.95	0.94
Six-factor model: WOS; NA; WS; WHSP; FU; FS	746.42	419	0.055	0.95	0.94
Four-factor model: WOS + NA + WS; WHSP; FU; FS	1960.78	428	0.117	0.75	0.73
Two factor model: WOS + NA + WS; WHSP + FU + FS	2730.38	433	0.142	0.62	0.59
Single Factor Model: WOS + NA + WS + WHSP + FU + FS	3367.90	434	0.160	0.52	0.48
Sample 2
Eight Factor + CMV model: WOS; NA; WS; EE; NE; WHSP; FU; FS; CMV	1548.71	915	0.054	0.94	0.93
Eight-factor model: WOS; NA; WS; EE; NE; WHSP; FU; FS	1711.77	961	0.057	0.93	0.92
Six-factor model: WOS; NA; WS + EE + NE; WHSP; FU; FS	2774.49	974	0.088	0.82	0.81
Five Factor Model: WOS; NA; WS + EE + NE; WHSP; FU + FS	3309.47	979	0.100	0.77	0.76
Three-factor model: WOS + NA; WS + EE + NE; WHSP + FU + FS	4402.18	986	0.121	0.66	0.64
Single Factor Model: WOS + NA + WS + WHSP + FU + FS	7564.41	989	0.167	0.35	0.32

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sample 1
1. Family undermining (T1)	1.45	0.72	-
2. Family satisfaction (T1)	4.21	0.7	-0.38^**	-
3. Workplace ostracism	1.91	0.79	0.39^**	-0.23^**	-
4. Need for affiliation	3.78	0.74	-0.21^**	-0.19^**	-0.12^*	-
5. Work stress	2.45	0.81	0.14^*	-0.10	0.35^**	0.09	-
6. Work-home segmentation preference	3.35	0.79	-0.02	0.07	-0.02	0.10	0.05	-
7. Family undermining (T3)	1.73	0.92	0.17^**	-0.22^**	0.26^**	-0.06	0.35^**	-0.16^*	-
8. Family satisfaction (T3)	4.11	0.73	-0.15^*	0.29^**	-0.24^**	0.11	-0.23^**	0.09	-0.45^**	-
Sample 2
1. Workplace ostracism	1.97	0.90	-
2. Need for affiliation	3.74	0.82	-0.02	-
3. Work stress	2.61	0.67	0.27^**	-0.12	-
4. Emotional exhaustion	2.81	0.74	0.26^**	-0.10	0.53^**	-
5. Negative emotions	2.32	0.92	0.27^**	0.01	0.41^**	0.43^**	-
6. Work-home segmentation preference	3.19	1.17	0.08	0.13^*	0.25^**	0.17^**	0.12	-
7. Family undermining (T3)	2.27	0.87	0.24^**	-0.06	0.38^**	0.32^**	0.31^**	-0.20^**	-
8. Family satisfaction (T3)	3.62	0.98	-0.22^**	-0.18^**	-0.38^**	-0.35^**	-0.29^**	0.16*	-0.30^**	-

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sample 1
1. Family undermining (T1)	1.45	0.72	-
2. Family satisfaction (T1)	4.21	0.7	-0.38^**	-
3. Workplace ostracism	1.91	0.79	0.39^**	-0.23^**	-
4. Need for affiliation	3.78	0.74	-0.21^**	-0.19^**	-0.12^*	-
5. Work stress	2.45	0.81	0.14^*	-0.10	0.35^**	0.09	-
6. Work-home segmentation preference	3.35	0.79	-0.02	0.07	-0.02	0.10	0.05	-
7. Family undermining (T3)	1.73	0.92	0.17^**	-0.22^**	0.26^**	-0.06	0.35^**	-0.16^*	-
8. Family satisfaction (T3)	4.11	0.73	-0.15^*	0.29^**	-0.24^**	0.11	-0.23^**	0.09	-0.45^**	-
Sample 2
1. Workplace ostracism	1.97	0.90	-
2. Need for affiliation	3.74	0.82	-0.02	-
3. Work stress	2.61	0.67	0.27^**	-0.12	-
4. Emotional exhaustion	2.81	0.74	0.26^**	-0.10	0.53^**	-
5. Negative emotions	2.32	0.92	0.27^**	0.01	0.41^**	0.43^**	-
6. Work-home segmentation preference	3.19	1.17	0.08	0.13^*	0.25^**	0.17^**	0.12	-
7. Family undermining (T3)	2.27	0.87	0.24^**	-0.06	0.38^**	0.32^**	0.31^**	-0.20^**	-
8. Family satisfaction (T3)	3.62	0.98	-0.22^**	-0.18^**	-0.38^**	-0.35^**	-0.29^**	0.16*	-0.30^**	-

Variable	Family undermining				Family satisfaction
Variable	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	M7	M8
Age	-0.04	-0.02	-0.03	-0.02	0.10	0.08	0.09	0.09
Gender	-0.03	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.01
Number of children under 18	0.12	0.11	0.10	0.09	-0.09	-0.08	-0.07	-0.07
Family undermining _C (T1)	0.14^*	0.06	0.10	0.06	-0.02	0.04	0.01	0.04
Family satisfaction _C (T1)	-0.18^**	-0.16^*	-0.16^*	-0.16^*	0.30^**	0.28^**	0.29^**	0.28^**
Workplace ostracism		0.22^**		0.12		-0.17^*		-0.11
Work stress			0.32^**	0.29^**			-0.20^**	-0.17^**
R²	0.03	0.06	0.13	0.14	0.09	0.11	0.13	0.13
ΔR²	0.03	0.03	0.10	0.08	0.09	0.02	0.04	0.02