The Moderating Role of Self-Sacrificing Disposition and Work Meaningfulness on the Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict and Emotional Exhaustion

Drawing on conservation of resources theory, this study tests whether the relationship between work-family conflict and emotional exhaustion in public sector is contingent self-sacrificing disposition work meaningfulness. In particular, postulates that positive association will be weakened when employees possess high levels experience Using a sample 484 physicians working 21 hospitals Egypt, hypotheses were tested with hierarchal linear modelling. The findings demonstrated was positively associated willingness to self-sacrifice experienced meaningfulness at low average levels. However, high, not exhaustion.