The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital          job demands and work-life conflict

PARKIN Amy K., ZADOW Amy J., POTTER Rachael E., AFSHARIAN Ali, DOLLARD Maureen F., PIGNATA Silvia, BAKKER Arnold B., LUSHINGTON Kurt

doi:10.2486/indhealth.2022-0078

<p>Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of employees in flexible work from home has increased markedly along with a reliance on information communication technologies. This study investigated the role of an organisational factor, psychosocial safety climate (PSC; the climate for worker psychological health and safety), as an antecedent of these new kinds of demands (specifically work from home digital job demands) and their effect on work-life conflict. Data were gathered via an online survey of 2,177 employees from 37 Australian universities. Multilevel modelling showed that university level PSC to demands, y=−0.09, SE=0.03, p<0.01, and demands to work-life conflict, y=0.51, SE=0.19, p<0.05, relationships were significant. Supporting the antecedent theory, university level PSC was significantly indirectly related to work-life conflict via demands (LL −0.10 UL −0.01). Against expectations PSC did not moderate the demand to work-life conflict relationship. The results imply that targeting PSC could help prevent work from home digital job demands, and therefore, work-life conflict. Further research is needed on the role of digital job resources as flexible and hybrid work takes hold post COVID.</p>

The role of psychosocial safety climate on flexible work from home digital job demands and work-life conflict

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