Effects of Leader-Member Exchange of Nurses who Return to Work after Parental Leave on Conflict between Work and Family: Focus on the Mediating Effects of Job Stress

Abstract

This study was done to analyze effects of leader-member exchange as perceived by nurses who returned to work after parental leave: conflict between work and family via job stress. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted and data were collected from 140 nurses. Collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 23.0 program (descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis). Results: Mean scores were 3.44±0.64 out of 5 for leader-member exchange, 3.45±0.59 out of 5 for job stress, and 2.82±0.80 out of 5 for conflict between work and family. The leader-member exchange had negative correlations with job stress (r=-.31, p=.003) and conflict between work and family (r=-.36, p<.001). The leader-member exchange had direct impacts on conflict between work and family (β=-.26, p=.002) and indirect via job stress (β=.35, p<.001). Job stress had partial mediating effects on relations between leader-member exchange and conflict between work and family (Z=-3.00, p<.001). The leader-member exchange and job stress explained 41% of the conflict between work and family. Conclusion: The findings from this study indicate that active human resource management policies should be established in order to increase the leader-member exchange.

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“…육아휴직 후 복직 간호사의 양육스트레스는 재직의도에 영향을 주지만 [10,11], 양육스트레스가 재직의도에 직접적인 영향을 주지 않는다는 상반된 연구 결과 [9]가 있어 이에 대한 더 많은 연구들이 지속되어야 할 것이다. 육아휴직 후 복직 간호사는 직장 중심적인 국내 근로 환경의 분위기에서 [12] 가사와 자녀 양육의 문제를 담당 해야 하므로 직장인, 엄마, 아내 등의 다양한 역할 요구 사이에서 일-가정 갈등을 경험한다 [13]. 일-가정 갈등은 간호사의 재직의도 에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 확인되어 [14]…”