TY - JOUR
T1 - Can on-site childcare have detrimental work outcomes? Examining the moderating roles of family supportive organization perceptions and childcare satisfaction
AU - Ratnasingam, Prema
AU - Spitzmueller, Christiane
AU - King, William Ryan
AU - Rubino, Cristina
AU - Luksyte, Aleksandra
AU - Matthews, Russell A.
AU - Fisher, Gwenith G.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Using organizational support theory as an overarching framework, we investigated the moderating roles of family supportive organization perceptions (FSOP) and childcare satisfaction on the relationship between type of childcare use (on-site vs. external) on one hand, and work engagement and job satisfaction on the other hand. We tested study hypotheses using data collected from staff and faculty members from a large public university in the Southern United States. Results from multiple regression analyses indicated that, compared with external childcare users, employees using on-site childcare were less engaged in and satisfied with their jobs when they (a) perceived their organization to be unsupportive toward their family life and (b) were dissatisfied with their childcare provider. Organizational implications emphasize the importance of integrating any on-site childcare program with a climate that openly acknowledges and cares for employees' family-related responsibilities and providing high-quality childcare services to employees.
AB - Using organizational support theory as an overarching framework, we investigated the moderating roles of family supportive organization perceptions (FSOP) and childcare satisfaction on the relationship between type of childcare use (on-site vs. external) on one hand, and work engagement and job satisfaction on the other hand. We tested study hypotheses using data collected from staff and faculty members from a large public university in the Southern United States. Results from multiple regression analyses indicated that, compared with external childcare users, employees using on-site childcare were less engaged in and satisfied with their jobs when they (a) perceived their organization to be unsupportive toward their family life and (b) were dissatisfied with their childcare provider. Organizational implications emphasize the importance of integrating any on-site childcare program with a climate that openly acknowledges and cares for employees' family-related responsibilities and providing high-quality childcare services to employees.
KW - Childcare satisfaction
KW - Hr policies
KW - On-site childcare
KW - Organizational climate
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875924528&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/a0029538
DO - 10.1037/a0029538
M3 - Article
C2 - 22888861
AN - SCOPUS:84875924528
SN - 1076-8998
VL - 17
SP - 435
EP - 444
JO - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
JF - Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
IS - 4
ER -