Workplace characteristics, work-to-life conflict, and psychological distress among medical workers

• Job pressure is positively related to psychological distress among medical workers.
• Supervisor support is negatively related to psychological distress among medical workers.
• The relationships between job pressure, supervisor support, and psychological distress are mediated by work-to-life conflict among medical workers.

This study addresses whether work-to-life conflict mediates the relationships between workplace characteristics and psychological distress for workers in the medical industry who experience heightened stressors in the workplace. Drawing on data from the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce, hypotheses are tested using stepwise OLS regression. Overall, the findings indicate that work-to-life conflict mediates the relationship between job pressure and supervisor support and psychological distress. The finding's implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.