Linking core self-evaluations and work engagement to work-family facilitation

Purpose – This article aims to develop and test a research model that investigates work engagement as a mediator of the effect of core self-evaluations on work-family facilitation and family-work facilitation. Design/methodology/approach – The relationships were tested via structural equation modeling using data collected from a sample of full-time frontline hotel employees with a time lag of two weeks in Turkey. Findings – The results suggest that work engagement functions as a full mediator of the impact of core self-evaluations on work-family facilitation and family-work facilitation. Specifically, frontline employees with positive core self-evaluations are highly engaged in their work, and therefore, are capable of integrating their work (family) and family (work) roles successfully. Practical implications – Management of the hotels can utilize the core self-evaluations scale to hire the right person in frontline service jobs. They should invest in high-performance work practices (i.e. training and re...