Article
Tethered to Work: A Family Systems Approach Linking Mobile Device Use to Turnover Intentions
Journal of Applied Psychology
(2016)
Abstract
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.
Keywords
- family systems,
- mobile device use,
- turnover intentions,
- family time
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring 2016
Citation Information
Merideth Thompson, Dawn Carlson, Wendy R Boswell, Dwayne Whitten, et al.. "Tethered to Work: A Family Systems Approach Linking Mobile Device Use to Turnover Intentions" Journal of Applied Psychology (2016) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/merideth-thompson/1/