Abstract (eng)
Emotional self-efficacy has been described several times as a moderator that weakens the influence of various stressors on psychological strain. However, there are few studies that have examined emotional self-efficacy as a resilience factor in the context of work-family conflict. This study examined the moderating effects of emotional self-efficacy, the ability to verbally express emotions and psychological detachment from work. It was expected that these three constructs would weaken the influence of work-family conflict on psychological strain, job satisfaction and family satisfaction. In the sample studied, consisting of 203 teleworkers residing in the USA, higher values of work-to-family conflict were, as expected, positively related to psychological strain and negatively related to job satisfaction. Higher values of family-to-work conflict were positively related to psychological strain and negatively related to family satisfaction. The ability to verbally express emotions and emotional self-efficacy both weakened the relationship between work-to-family conflict and psychological strain, but not the relationship between family-to-work conflict and psychological strain. The expected weakening effect of emotional self-efficacy on the relationship between work-to-family conflict and job satisfaction and family-to-work conflict and family satisfaction could not be confirmed in this study. The results of this study and the theoretical and practical relevance of emotional self-efficacy are discussed.