Title:
THE EFFECT OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE AND WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY AND THE MODERATING ROLE OF SATISFACTION WITH COWORKERS

Authors:
Muchamad Taufik and SintoSunaryo, Indonesia

Abstract:

The present study sought to examine the effect of work-life balance and work-family conflict on employee performance by applying psychological wellbeing and psychological safety as mediating variables and satisfaction with coworkers as the moderating variable. This study involved 116 loco pilots and assistant loco pilots in the Train Crew Technical Operating Unit of PT. KAI in Region 7 (i.e., Madiun). By employing PLS-SEM analysis, this study found that psychological wellbeing did not mediate the effect of work-life balance on employee performance. However, satisfaction with coworkers was found to moderate the mediating effect of psychological wellbeing in the relationship between work-life balance and employee performance. Work-family conflict was found to negatively affect psychological wellbeing and psychological safety. It was also found that psychological wellbeing positively affected employee performance, whereas psychological safety did not directly and positively affect employee performance.  Psychological wellbeing was found to mediate the relationship between Work-family conflict and employee performance, while psychological safety did not mediate the relationship between Work-family conflict and employee performance.