The Mediating Role of Work – Family Conflict on The Relationship Between Smartphone Use and Employee Wellbeing Relation

Year 2020, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 31 - 48, 06.01.2020

Ceren Tunç Handan Akkaş , Pınar Bayhan Karapınar

Abstract

The use of smartphones after work hours for work purposes has
increased significantly. Although the use of smartphones increased employees’
flexibility, the disadvantages of smartphones have been also cited in
literature.  The aim of this study is
examine the mediating role of time and strain-based work-family conflict on the
relationship between smartphone use and employee well-being within the
framework of Boundary Theory and Recovery Theory.  In this study, the data was collected from
205 white-collar employees working in the information technology (IT) sector in
Ankara through a self-report questionnaire and tested by using SPSS, AMOS, and
PROCESS Macro (Model 4). According to the data obtained, it was found that time
and strain-based work-family conflict had a moderate mediation effect on the
relationship between smartphone use and employee well-being.

Keywords

Employee Well-being, Smartphone Use, Technology Use, Work-Family Conflict

Akıllı Telefon Kullanımı – Çalışan İyi Oluş Hali İlişkisinde İş-Aile Çatışmasının Aracılık Etkisi

Abstract

Günümüzde,
akıllı telefonların günlük kullanımlarının yanı sıra,  mesai saatleri dışında iş amaçlı kullanımı da
ciddi oranda bir artış göstermektedir. Dolayısıyla, bu imkan olumlu gibi görünse de çalışanlar için olumsuz
sonuçlar da doğurabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı Sınır Teorisi ve
İyileşme Teorisi çerçevesinde iş dışında akıllı telefon kullanımı ile çalışan
iyi oluşu ilişkisinde zaman ve gerginlik esaslı iş-aile çatışmasının aracı rolünü
incelemektir. Çalışma için Ankara ilinde ikamet eden 205 beyaz yakalı bilişim
sektörü çalışanına uygulanan anket sonucu elde edilen veriler SPSS, AMOS ve Process
Macro (Model 4) kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen verilere göre zaman
ve gerginlik esaslı iş-aile çatışmasının, iş dışı akıllı telefon kullanımı ve
çalışan iyi oluşu ilişkisinde orta düzeyde aracılık etkisine sahip olduğu
tespit edilmiştir. 

Keywords

Çalışan İyi Oluş Hali, İş – Aile Çatışması, İş Dışı Akıllı Telefon Kullanımı, Teknoloji Kullanımı

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