The Impact of Work-Family Conflict on Thriving at Work Among Psychiatric Staff: The Mediating role of Professional identity and the Moderating role of Inclusive Leadership

Corresponding author: ahuaihong, qhsyahh@163.com

DOI: 10.12201/bmr.202604.00151

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  Abstract: Objective: To investigate the impact of work-family conflict on thriving at work among psychiatric medical staff, and to explore the mediating role of professional identity and the moderating role of inclusive leadership. Methods: A total of 284 psychiatric medical staff in Qinghai Province were surveyed using the Thriving at Work Scale, the Work-Family Conflict Scale, the Professional Identity Scale, and the Inclusive Leadership Scale, after eliminating invalid questionnaires, 260 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective response rate of 91.5%. Results: (1) Work-family conflict was significantly negatively correlated with Thriving at work among Psychiatric Medical Staff (r=-0.326, p<0.001). (2) Professional identity played a partial mediating role in the relationship between work-family conflict and thriving at work, the mediating effect of Professional identity accounted for 58,9% of the total effect. (3) Inclusive leadership moderated the relationship between work-family conflict and professional identity(β=0.191, p<0.01). Conclusion: Work-family conflict negatively affects thriving at work among psychiatric medical staff through the mediating effect of professional identity. As the level of inclusive leadership increases, the negative effect of work-family conflict on professional identity gradually weakens.

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  Submit time: 22 April 2026

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