Yukari Hara, Masako Yamada, Nozomu Takada, Shoko Sugiyama, Kyoko Asakura

The moderating role of work‐to‐family spillover in the association between nurses' work values and work engagement: A cross‐sectional study

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AbstractAimAlthough researchers have emphasized the importance of enhancing work engagement in nurses to ensure work‐related well‐being, the underlying mechanisms of the influencing factors of work engagement remain unclear. This study aimed to elucidate whether work‐to‐family spillover moderates the relationship between nurses' work values and work engagement.MethodsIn total, 2600 nurses from 52 hospitals in the Tohoku region of Japan were recruited, and 1587 nurses participated. The questionnaire included items on demographic characteristics, the Nurses' Work Values Scale, the Japanese version of the Work‐life Balance Scale, and the Work Engagement Scale. Data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression.ResultsThe interaction terms of negative work‐to‐family spillover with extrinsic work values and prestige work values were significantly associated with work engagement. The interaction terms of nurses' work values and positive work‐to‐family spillovers did not show a significant association.ConclusionsNurses who emphasized extrinsic work values and those who did not emphasize prestige work values had the lowest work engagement in settings with high negative work‐to‐family spillover. To ensure nurses' work‐related well‐being and engagement, nursing managers could provide support for nurses in tackling work‐related negative events, so that these do not carry over to family settings.

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