Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Feb 2023)
The Effect of Stress of COVID-19 on Chinese Adults’ Work-Family Conflict: Testing a Moderated Mediation Model
Abstract
Yangxiu Hu,1,2 Baojuan Ye,1 Xu-Bin Luo,3 Tingting Ma,2 Zhihua Feng,2 Qiang Yang4 1School of Psychology, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Center of Mental Health Education, Anhui Health College, Chizhou, Anhui, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Finance, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xu-Bin Luo, School of Finance, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330022, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 791-88120173, Email [email protected]: The current study examined the effect of stress of COVID-19 on work-family conflict, how perceived work ability may mediate this effect, and lastly how perceived social support may moderate the various indirect pathway during COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A total of 2558 Chinese adults were recruited from the first author’s university completed the questionnaire including stress of COVID-19 scale, work-family conflict, perceived social support and perceived work ability scale.Results: The present study showed that stress of COVID-19 was positively associated with work-family conflict while negatively associated with perceived work ability, which in turn, was negatively associated with work-family conflict. Perceived social support magnified the effects of perceived work ability on work-family conflict.Conclusion: Findings of this study shed light on a correlation between stress of COVID-19 and work-family conflict. Moreover, this study emphasizes the value of intervening individuals’ perceived work ability and increasing the ability of perceived social support in the context of COVID-19.Keywords: stress of COVID-19, perceived work ability, perceived social support, work-family conflict
