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- Title
Does work-personal life interference predict turnover among male and female managers, and do depressive symptoms mediate the association? A longitudinal study based on a Swedish cohort.
- Authors
Nyberg, Anna; Peristera, Paraskevi; Bernhard-Oettel, Claudia; Leineweber, Constanze
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>In the present study we used a longitudinal design to examine if work-personal life interference predicted managerial turnover, if depressive symptoms mediated the association, and if the relationships differed by gender.<bold>Methods: </bold>Data were drawn from four waves (2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016) of the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health (SLOSH), a cohort of the Swedish working population. Participants who in any wave reported to have a managerial or other leading position were included (n = 717 men and 741 women). Autoregressive longitudinal mediation models within a multilevel structural equation modelling (MSEM) framework, in which repeated measures (level 1) were nested within individuals (level 2), were fitted to data. First, bivariate autoregressive and cross-lagged paths between the variables were fitted in gender stratified models. Secondly, a full gender stratified mediation model was built to estimate if the association between work-personal life interference and turnover was mediated through depressive symptoms. Gender differences in cross-lagged paths were estimated with multiple-group analysis. All analyses were adjusted for age, education, labour market sector, civil status and children living at home, and conducted in MPLUS 7.<bold>Results: </bold>In both genders there were significant paths between work-personal life interference and turnover. Depressive symptoms were, however, not found to mediate in the relationship between work-personal life interference and turnover. The models differed significantly between genders.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Establishing organisational prerequisites for good work-personal life balance among managers may be a means to retain both male and female managerial talent.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; WORK-life balance; MENTAL depression; LABOR turnover
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12889-018-5736-7