Leave or not to leave? The impact of managerial work-life support and work engagement on the outcomes of work-to-life conflict for China's new generation employees

Xu, Mengyi; Cao, Xuebing; Lu, Hui

Abstract

This paper explores how work engagement and managerial work-life support can influence the relationship between work-to-life conflict and turnover intention for China’s new generation employees. Drawing on job demand-resources (JD-R) theory and time-lagged survey data, we developed a moderated mediation model which reveals the mediating effect of work engagement on the relationship between work-to-life conflict and turnover intention, and the moderation effect of managerial work-life support on the relationship between work-to-life conflict and work engagement. The findings show that work engagement serves as a personal resource for new generation employees to buffer the negative impact of work-life conflict on turnover intention, and managerial work-life support serves as a key job resource to influence the mediating effect of work engagement when work-life conflict occurs. Research contributions, implications, and limitations are discussed.

Citation

Xu, M., Cao, X., & Lu, H. (2023). Leave or not to leave? The impact of managerial work-life support and work engagement on the outcomes of work-to-life conflict for China's new generation employees. Asia Pacific Business Review, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2023.2264221

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 21, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Oct 23, 2023
• Publication Date: Oct 23, 2023
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 24, 2023
• Journal: Asia Pacific Business Review
• Print ISSN: 1360-2381
• Electronic ISSN: 1743-792X
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-23
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2023.2264221
• Keywords: Work-lifeconflict, turnover intention, work engagement, managerial work-lifesupport, China, newgeneration employees