Systematic Review on the Mediating Effect of Perceived Stress and Emotional Exhaustion on the Relationship of Work Family Conflict and Well-Being of Female Entrepreneurs

This review has made focus on the mediating effect of perceived stress and emotional exhaustion on the well-being of employees at workplace. This systematic review intended to explore the relationship between work-family conflict and employee well-being and determines whether the relationship between these core variables is direct or is better explained with the mediating effect of perceived stress and emotional exhaustion. We reviewed 100 articles, written in English that examined the relationship between WFC, Employees well-being with the mediating effect of perceived stress and emotional exhaustion. Eighteen articles were included in the final analysis. It is critical to note that emotional exhaustion and perceived stress both explained the negative association between the variables of WFC and MW significantly among female entrepreneurs. This review inferred that there is a strong mediating role of emotional exhaustion and perceived stress in the link between WFC and MW. This review could be useful for guiding leaders to improve employee wellbeing by focusing on teaching employee’s emotional regulation and stress management skills.