Abstract:

Work-related stress and work-family conflict (WFC) have been attracting many to study their effects on employee’s turnover intention. WFC can be defined as a form of inter-role conflict in which the pressures from work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect. The demands from work and family have been increasing, which in turn increase the intention to turn over the job. The study aims to examine the relationship between work-family conflict and turnover intention among academicians at the Malaysian higher academic institutions. Using a survey method, it was found work interferes with family conflict (WIF) influences turnover intention higher than family interferes with work (FIW). The findings also show WFC has significant and positive relationship with turnover intention. Work-family specific supports consist of family supportive supervisor behavior (FSSB) and family supportive coworker behavior (FSCB) has been found to act as the moderators to buffer the relationship between WFC and turnover intention. Implications and future research recommendations including the needs for work-life balance promotion are discussed. Key Words: Work Family Conflict (WFC), Work Family Support (WFS), Turnover Intention, Work Interferes With Family (WIF), Family Interferes With Work (FIW), Work Life Balance, Supervisor Support In The Workplace, Family Support Behavior.

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