Task Significance And Strain-Based Dimension Of Work-To-Family Conflict: Moderating Role Of Locus Of Control

Abstract

This study investigated task significance and strain-based dimension of work-to-family conflict: Moderating role of locus of control among female bankers in Enugu State South East Nigeria. Two hundred and forty five participants between the ages of 20-60 years (M=26.48, SD=4.56) were drawn through multistage (cluster and criterion) sampling technique from commercial banks in Enugu state capital. The study was cross-sectional in which work-to-family conflict scale, job characteristics scale and locus of control scale were administered for data collection and regression was used for data analysis. The results indicated that task significance failed to predict strain-based dimension of work-to-family conflict while locus of control moderated the relationship between task significance and strain-based work-to-family conflict. These findings were discussed in the light of job demand resources theory.