Keywords
Work engagement
Career success
Work-family support
Submitted : 2026-01-14
Accepted : 2026-01-29
Published : 2026-02-13
Abstract
Against the backdrop of China’s three-child policy, work-family conflict has become a prominent issue affecting employees’ career development. This study explores the relationship between work-family conflict, work engagement, work-family support, and career success, using a sample of 533 employees from various enterprises across multiple regions in China. The results indicate that (1) work-family conflict has a significant negative impact on career success; (2) work engagement plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between work-family conflict and career success; (3) work-family support negatively moderates the relationship between work-family conflict and work engagement and weakens the mediating effect of work engagement. Practical implications for human resource managers are proposed to balance employees’ work and family life and promote their career success.
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