The effects of Reduced Personal accomplishment on mood and mental state among railroad workers: The mediating role of work-family conflict
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https://doi.org/10.53797/fphj.v4i1.1.2025Keywords:
Work-Family Conflict, Reduced Personal accomplishment, Emotional Exhaustion, Mediating RoleAbstract
As work pressure increases, individuals are facing challenges of work-family conflict, emotional exhaustion, and reduced personal accomplishment. Objective: The present study aims to analyze the relationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and job burnout among railway employees, particularly the connection between low personal accomplishment and emotional exhaustion, and to explore the mediating roles of work interfering with family (WIF) and family interfering with work (FIW). Methods: A total of 293 employees from the Nanning Railway Bureau Group Co., Ltd. of China's Nankun Railway Line Engineering Section were surveyed using offline questionnaires. The WFC scale and the MBI-GS scale were utilized to assess work-family conflict, low personal accomplishment, and emotional exhaustion. The collected data underwent rigorous analysis using SPSS 27.0 and the Process macro program. Results: A negative correlation was identified between reduced personal accomplishment and emotional exhaustion, with the relationship between them being mediated by WIF. The mediating effect of FIW, however, was not found to be significant. Conclusions: A decline in personal accomplishment directly results in the depletion of emotional resources, with WIF partially mediating this relationship.
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