My Family Stands Behind Me: Moderated Mediation Model of Family Support and Work Engagement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review and Hypotheses
2.1. Family Support and Family Motivation
2.2. Family Motivation and Work Engagement
2.3. Calling as Moderator
3. Methods
3.1. Participants and Procedure
3.2. Sample Profile
3.3. Measurement of Variables
4. Results
4.1. Preliminary Analysis
4.2. Validity Assessment
4.3. Hypotheses Testing
5. Discussion and Implication
Limitations and Future Directions
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Female | 250 | 70.2% |
Male | 106 | 29.8% |
Qualification | ||
Graduate | 19 | 5.3% |
Masters | 228 | 64.0% |
MPhil/MS | 104 | 29.2% |
Doctorate | 5 | 1.4% |
Marital Status | ||
Unmarried | 120 | 33.7% |
Married | 218 | 61.2% |
Divorced | 6 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 5 | 1.4% |
Separated | 7 | 2.0% |
Age | ||
Below 30 | 137 | 38.5% |
31–35 | 77 | 21.6% |
36–40 | 73 | 20.5% |
41–45 | 30 | 8.4% |
46–50 | 18 | 5.1% |
Above 50 | 21 | 5.9% |
Work Experience | ||
Less than 5 years | 115 | 32.3% |
6 to 10 yrs | 103 | 28.9% |
11 to 15 yrs | 69 | 19.4% |
16 to 20 yrs | 40 | 11.2% |
More than 20 years | 29 | 8.1% |
Mean | St. Dev. | FS | FM | Call | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
FS | 5.87 | 1.09 | 1 | ||
FM | 4.09 | 0.79 | 0.23 ** | 1 | |
Call | 4.31 | 0.59 | 0.34 ** | 0.21 ** | 1 |
WE | 4.27 | 0.65 | 0.31 ** | 0.31 ** | 0.53 ** |
CR | AVE | MSV | MaxR(H) | FM | FS | Call | WE | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FM | 0.869 | 0.574 | 0.133 | 0.891 | 0.758 | |||
FS | 0.847 | 0.652 | 0.145 | 0.939 | 0.283 | 0.807 | ||
Call | 0.834 | 0.500 | 0.381 | 0.954 | 0.251 | 0.381 | 0.707 | |
WE | 0.872 | 0.533 | 0.381 | 0.965 | 0.365 | 0.343 | 0.617 | 0.730 |
Model | CMIN/DF | CFI | GFI | TLI | IFI | RMSEA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full Measurement Model | 2.4 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.06 |
Model A (3 factor) | 19.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.23 | |
Model B (2 factor) | 4.9 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.81 | 0.10 |
Model C (1 factor) | 11.1 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.16 |
Unstandardized Coefficients with Confidence Intervals | ||||
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Analysis | Family Motivation (M) | Work Engagement (Y) | ||
Coeff. | 95% CI | Coeff. | 95% CI | |
Without Moderation | ||||
Family Support (X) | 0.16 | 0.10, 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.10, 0.20 |
Family Motivation (M) | 0.21 | 0.14, 0.28 | ||
Indirect Effect (X => M => Y) | 0.03 | 0.02, 0.06 | ||
R2 | 0.05 | 0.16 | ||
F | 19.29 | 33.10 | ||
With Moderation | ||||
Family Support (X) | 0.56 | 0.27, 0.85 | 0.15 | 0.10, 0.20 |
Family Motivation (M) | 0.21 | 0.14, 0.27 | ||
Calling (W) | 0.73 | 0.37, 1.10 | ||
X x W | −0.10 | −0.17, −0.04 | ||
R2 | 0.09 | 0.16 | ||
F | 11.31 | 0.36 | ||
Conditional Indirect Effects of X on Y | ||||
Values of Calling | Effect | 95% Confidence interval | ||
Family Motivation | 3.72 | 0.04 | 0.02, 0.06 | |
Family Motivation | 4.31 | 0.02 | 0.01, 0.04 | |
Family Motivation | 4.91 | 0.01 | −0.01, 0.03 | |
Moderated Mediation Index | ||||
Index | SE | 95% confidence interval | ||
Family Motivation | −0.02 | 0.01 | −0.04, −0.01 |
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Erum, H.; Abid, G.; Anwar, A.; Ijaz, M.F.; Kee, D.M.H. My Family Stands Behind Me: Moderated Mediation Model of Family Support and Work Engagement. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2021, 11, 321-333. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020024
Erum H, Abid G, Anwar A, Ijaz MF, Kee DMH. My Family Stands Behind Me: Moderated Mediation Model of Family Support and Work Engagement. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2021; 11(2):321-333. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020024
Chicago/Turabian StyleErum, Humaira, Ghulam Abid, Aizza Anwar, Muhammad Fazal Ijaz, and Daisy Mui Hung Kee. 2021. "My Family Stands Behind Me: Moderated Mediation Model of Family Support and Work Engagement" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 11, no. 2: 321-333. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020024
APA StyleErum, H., Abid, G., Anwar, A., Ijaz, M. F., & Kee, D. M. H. (2021). My Family Stands Behind Me: Moderated Mediation Model of Family Support and Work Engagement. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 11(2), 321-333. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020024