Li Mozhi, Zhang Lanxia, Zhang Zhuo, Hai Xin
School of Business Administration, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
School of Economics and Management, Ningxia Institute of Science and Technology, Shizuishan, China.
Front Psychol. 2022 Jul 18;13:951904. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951904. eCollection 2022.
Unethical pro-family behavior (UPFB) is prevalent in organizations and has adverse effects on organizations, but very few studies have examined the factors that lead to UPFB. We use a cognitive appraisal theoretical framework to argue that employees' unethical pro-family (UPFB) behavior results from work and family conflicts (WFC/FWC) are mediated by threat appraisal and moderated family collectivism orientation. Based on the questionnaire data of 496 full-time employees from two-time points, we found that WFC/FWC was positively correlated with UPFB where threat appraisal played a mediating role in this relationship; Family collectivism orientation strengthens the threat appraisal-UPFB relationship and the mediation relationship between WFC/FWC and UPFB threat appraisal. These findings offer an understanding of the theoretical and practical implications which could help organizations reduce UPFB. Finally, we discuss possible directions for future research.
不道德的亲家庭行为（UPFB）在组织中普遍存在，并且对组织有不利影响，但很少有研究考察导致UPFB的因素。我们运用认知评估理论框架来论证，员工的不道德亲家庭（UPFB）行为源于工作与家庭冲突（WFC/FWC），这一关系由威胁评估介导，并受家庭集体主义取向调节。基于496名全职员工两个时间点的问卷数据，我们发现WFC/FWC与UPFB呈正相关，其中威胁评估在这一关系中起中介作用；家庭集体主义取向强化了威胁评估与UPFB的关系以及WFC/FWC与UPFB威胁评估之间的中介关系。这些发现有助于理解理论和实践意义，可为组织减少UPFB提供帮助。最后，我们讨论了未来研究的可能方向。
