Work family conflict and professional self-efficacy among career persistent women: the mediating role of managerial support

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to examine the relationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and personal self-efficacy among career persistent women in India. Further, this relationship was explained with the help of the mediating role of perceived managerial support.

Design/methodology/approach

Survey data were collected from 510 career persistent women working in the Information Technology (IT) sector in India. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling and mediation was tested using Process- Macro.

Findings

Findings depicted a positive relationship between WFC and professional self-efficacy demand and self-efficacy challenges. Perceived managerial support was also found to be positively related professional self-efficacy. Furthermore, perceived managerial support was found to have a significant mediating effect in WFC and professional self-efficacy relationships.

Originality/value

Findings of the study may enhance the understanding of WFC in emerging economies, as most of the research has been done in the western context. Findings of the study are crucial, as it highlights the relationship between WFC and professional self-efficacy in the presence of perceived managerial support. Moreover, the paper uniquely discusses the role of WFC in professional self-efficacy among career persistent women in IT sector.

Citation

Alok, S., Banerjee, S. and Singh, S. (2021), "Work family conflict and professional self-efficacy among career persistent women: the mediating role of managerial support", Gender in Management, Vol. 36 No. 8, pp. 952-967. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-07-2020-0209