Extending the nomological network of the organizational citizenship behavior: moderating effect of work family conflict self efficacy on the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and work family conflict

Abstract

Studies on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) mainly focus on the positive effects, whereas the negative effects of such behavior for employees seem to be not well addressed. Work-family conflict (WFC) may be one of important negative consequences of OCB. The extent to which OCB is related to WFC, may be depending on the level of the work family conflict self efficacy (WFCSE) that employees have. This study examines the moderating effect of WFCSE on the relationship between OCB and WFC. A sample of employees from eastern region of Sri Lanka participated in this study. The study indicates a positive relationship between OCB and WFC. More specifically, results also indicate that the positive relationship between OCB and WFC was moderated by WFCSE. Further the results also revealed that while WFCSE play as a moderator, the relationship between OCB and WFC was stronger for employees with low levels of WFCSE. Implications for future research are also discussed