Linking Interactional Justice to Work-to-Family Conflict: The Mediating Role of Emotional Exhaustion

Abstract

This study examined the effect of interactional justice on work-to-family conflict and whether emotional exhaustion was a mediator of this relationship. Field survey data were obtained from 141 employees from various organizations and occupations. The findings suggest that perceptions of interactional justice are related to work-to-family conflict and, as predicted, emotional exhaustion mediated the relationship between interactional justice and work-to-family conflict. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Keywords:

• interactional justice
• emotional exhaustion
• work–family conflict
• conservation of resources

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Ivy A. Kyei-Poku

Ivy Kyei-Poku is an Assistant Professor of Management at the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Business and Administration. She earned her PhD from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, in organizational behavior. Her research interest focuses on how and when factors such as organizational justice and organizational change impact individual and organizational outcomes, including organizational citizenship behaviors, counterproductive work behaviors, and employee burnout. A second area of interest pertains to positive leadership styles, such as, authentic leadership. Here she investigates the antecedents, conditions, and processes by which authentic leaders’ behaviors impact important individual and organizational outcomes. She can be reached at i.[email protected].