Work-life balance practices and organizational cynicism: The mediating role of person-job fit

Abdul Samad Kakar; Niel Kruger; Dilawar Khan Durrani; Muhammad Asif Khan; Natanya Meyer

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.979666

Work-life balance practices and organizational cynicism: The mediating role of person-job fit

Abdul Samad Kakar, Niel Kruger, Dilawar Khan Durrani, Muhammad Asif Khan, Natanya Meyer

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This study aims to elaborate on how work-life balance (WLB) practices influence organizational cynicism (OC) through the mediation effects of person-job fit (PJF). We collected data from 331 nurses through a self-administered survey, and we tested our hypothesized model through partial least square structural equation modeling techniques using SmartPLS software. The findings revealed that WLB practices influenced OC negatively and PJF positively. We further found that PJF negatively influenced OC and mediated WLB practices’ effect on OC. These findings imply that nurses should be provided WLB practices to meet their job and home responsibilities and thus have a less cynical attitude toward the organization.

Original language	English
Article number	979666
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.979666
Publication status	Published - 14 Sept 2022

Keywords

PLS-SEM
higher order construct
organizational cynicism
person-job fit
work-life balance (WLB) practices

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General Psychology

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