Linking multiple team membership to work-family conflict through work-related well-being and burnout

Abstract

The present study investigates the extent to which the relationship between multiple team membership, operationalized by the number of the teams an employee is part of simultaneously, and work–family conflict is mediated in parallel by work-related well-being and burnout. Data were collected through a cross-sectional design from 278 participants using self-report instruments. The results of the mediation analysis show that the number of teams an employee is a part of simultaneously is not linearly associated with work-related well-being, burnout and work-family conflict. Also, work-related well-being is not significantly associated with work-family conflict. Conversely, an increased level of burnout is associated with increased work-family conflict. However, work-related well-being and burnout are not mediators of the relationship between the number of the teams an employee is part of simultaneously and work-family conflict. The theoretical, practical and methodological implications of these findings are discussed and future research directions are proposed.