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Work-family Conflict, Work-family Culture, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Teachers

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Two hundred three teachers completed measures of work-family culture, work-family conflict, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). Pearson correlations indicated that OCB was related negatively to work-family conflict, and positively to work-family culture, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that work-family culture predicts work-family conflict, and that various forms of work-family conflict predict OCB. Analyses also showed that work-family culture predicts both organizational commitment and OCB, and that organizational commitment does not mediate the relationship between work-family culture and OCB. The findings support the importance for schools to foster a positive work-family culture.

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Bragger, J.D., Rodriguez-Srednicki, O., Kutcher, E.J. et al. Work-family Conflict, Work-family Culture, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Among Teachers. J Bus Psychol 20, 303–324 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-005-8266-0

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