Role of Psychological Detachment in Mitigating the Effects of Workplace Telepressure on Work-Family Conflict

Abstract

This study examines how workplace telepressure affects work-family conflict (WFC) employees in the employees in the nursing field of the health sector in Islamabad, with psychological detachment acting as a mediator. Data were collected through a survey of 315 employees in Islamabad and analyzed using AMOS and SPSS software. The results reveal a significant positive correlation between workplace telepressure and work-family conflict (b = 0.10, p < 0.01), indicating that employees experiencing high levels of telepressure struggle to disconnect from work, leading to conflict between work and family responsibilities. Psychological detachment negatively mediated this relationship (b = -0.06, p < 0.01), suggesting that the inability to detach from work mentally exacerbates the work-family conflict. The findings contribute to the literature by validating the Work-Family Spillover Theory and highlighting the role of psychological detachment in mitigating the negative impact of telepressure. These results have practical implications for organizational policies aimed at reducing work-family conflict by fostering better recovery and detachment from work.