Tethered to work: A family systems approach linking mobile device use to turnover intentions.

Publisher: American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0222526 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1939-1854 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00219010 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Appl Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Washington Dc : American Psychological Association
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Intention*; Cell Phone/*statistics & numerical data ; Family/*psychology ; Family Conflict/*psychology ; Personnel Turnover/*statistics & numerical data ; Work/*psychology; Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Spouses/psychology

We examined the use of a mobile device for work during family time (mWork) to determine the role that it plays in employee turnover intentions. Using a sample of 344 job incumbents and their spouses, we propose a family systems model of turnover and examine 2 paths through which we expect mWork to relate to turnover intentions: the job incumbent and the spouse. From the job incumbent, we found that the job incumbent's mWork associated with greater work-to-family conflict and burnout, and lower organizational commitment. From the spouse, we found that incumbent mWork and greater work-to-family conflict associated with increased resentment by the spouse and lower spousal commitment to the job incumbent's organization. Both of these paths played a role in predicting job incumbent turnover intentions. We discuss implications and opportunities for future research on mWork for integrating work and family into employee turnover intentions.
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Date Created: 20151215 Date Completed: 20170130 Latest Revision: 20171116

20221213

10.1037/apl0000075

26653530