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Hidden Dangers of Identity Switching: The Influence of Work-Family Status Consistency on Emotional Exhaustion and Workplace Deviance
Zijing Wang1, Min (Maggie) Wan2, Huaying Wang3,*, Yuchen Wei4
1 Central South University, School of Public Management, Changsha, 410083, China
2 Texas State University, McCoy College of Business Administration, School of Management, San Marcos, 78666, USA
3 Wuchang Shouyi University, School of Foreign Languages, Wuhan, 430064, China
4 Yangtze University, School of Management, Wuhan, 434023, China
* Corresponding Author: Huaying Wang. Email:
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2018, 20(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2018.010732
Abstract
Workplace deviance is an important problem in organization
management. Previous studies focused too much on the influence of various
factors in the workplace and ignored the interference of family factors. We
integrate emotional social function theory and emotional labor theory, and
examine the effect of (in) congruence between work and family status on
workplace deviance. Using longitudinal data and polynomial regression, we find
that: (1) Emotional exhaustion is higher when work and family status are
congruent; (2) In the case of work-family congruence, emotional exhaustion is
higher when work and family status are aligned at a low level than when they are
at a high level; (3) Differences (and similarities) between work and family status
can have consequential effects on emotional exhaustion and, ultimately, workplace
deviance; (4) Organizational tenure positively regulates the above mediation
model. These findings broaden work-family and deviance research by highlighting
the role of congruence between work and family status and how it helps reduce
workplace deviance.
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Wang, Z., Wan, M. (., Wang, H., Wei, Y. (2018). Hidden Dangers of Identity Switching: The Influence of Work-Family Status Consistency on Emotional Exhaustion and Workplace Deviance.
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 20(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.32604/IJMHP.2018.010732