The role of psychological availability as a mediator between meaningful work and work-home interaction among working women

Abstract: This dissertation investigated the mediating role of psychological availability between workhome interaction and meaningful work among working women. Although participation of women in the workforce increased over the years, marginalised female representation in leadership positions, traditional mantle and responsibilities are some of the factors that hinder women from fully advancing in their careers. As such, psychological availability became an essential component to enhance the integration of work-home interaction and meaningful work across all levels of the organisation. The study employed a sample of 220 female participants from Gauteng. Online questionnaires were the primary focus and four instruments were employed to observe the variables (a selfdesigned demographic questionnaire to capture biographical data, Psychological Conditions scale to capture psychological availability, Psychological Meaningfulness scale to capture meaningful work and the Survey Work-Home Interaction-Nijmegen scale to capture workhome interaction). Data was analysed using Statistical Packaging of the Social Sciences (SPSS ver.25) and Analysis of a Moment Structures (AMOS) through which a path analysis for the mediated relationship was conducted...M.Phil. (Industrial Psychology