The influence of distributive and procedural justice on work–family conflict, enrichment, and mental health of Indian police

ABSTRACT

Employing the conservation of resources theory as a theoretical framework, the present research investigates a model that studies the influence of distributive and procedural justice on work–family conflict, work–family enrichment, and mental health. The model also evaluates the impact of work–family conflict and enrichment on mental health. The purposive sampling technique and a survey instrument were used to collect data from Rajasthan (India) police and analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results indicate that perceptions of justice (distributive and procedural) reduce work–family conflict and foster work–family enrichment in the police. Additionally, work–family conflict and enrichment predict mental health. The results further suggest the mediating mechanisms of work–family conflict and enrichment between distributive (partial), procedural (full) justice, and mental health.

KEYWORDS:

• Organizational justice
• work-family conflict
• work-family enrichment
• mental health
• police

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Notes

1. Bureau of Police Research and Development

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Monika Agrawal

Monika Agrawal is an Assistant Professor in the School of Management at G.D. Goenka University. She received her PhD from the Department of Management Studies, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur. Her research interests include general management, organizational stress, work-family issues, and quantitative research.

Ritika Mahajan

Ritika Mahajan is an Asssitant Professor in the Department of Management Studies, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur. She received her PhD from the Department of Management Studies, IIT Roorkee. Her research interests include general management and sustainable business strategy.