Reconsidering the costs and benefits of work engagement on work-Family interaction and turnover intention: the antecedents and outcomes

This study integrates the JD-R model and work-family interaction theories to examine the antecedents and consequences of work engagement components, including work attention and work absorption. Specifically, we assess the relationships between work-family climate for sacrifice, work-family climate for sharing, work attention, work absorption, work-family conflict, work-family affective enrichment and turnover intentions. We find that both work-family climate for sacrifice and work-family climate for sharing increase employees' work attention, which in turn, relates to elevated work-family conflict and higher turnover intentions. However, work-family climate for sharing also relates to more work absorption and ultimately to higher work-family affective enrichment and fewer turnover intentions. Implications and future research directions are discussed.