Workaholism, presenteeism, work–family conflicts and personal and work outcomes: Testing a moderated mediation model

Aims and objectives While research suggests that nurses who experience work–family conflicts (WFC) are less satisfied and perform less well, these negative outcomes may be more important for some nurses. This study proposes a mediated moderation model wherein the interaction between two individual characteristics, workaholism and presenteeism, relates to family life satisfaction and work performance with WFC mediating these relationships. Background Because a limited number of nursing studies have examined the potential outcomes of workaholism and presenteeism, we extend past research to address the question of how workaholism and presenteeism affect nurses’ functioning. Design We used a cross‐sectional questionnaire survey design to test our hypotheses. STROBE guidelines for cross‐sectional research were followed in designing and reporting this study. Methods A total of 419 nurses completed measures of workaholism, presenteeism, WFC, family life satisfaction and work performance. Results Results revealed that the relationships between workaholism and outcomes (family life satisfaction and work performance) through WFC were stronger among nurses characterised by high levels of presenteeism. Conclusions These results revealed that high presenteeism may exacerbate the negative relationships of workaholism to family life satisfaction and work performance through WFC. Relevance to clinical practice Healthcare organisations and managers should consider addressing work environment factors in their efforts to reduce the negative outcomes (e.g., low family satisfaction and work performance) of nurses’ workaholism, presenteeism and WFC.