This study explored the effects of work-to-family conflict on job burnout and job outcomes in the construction industry, focusing on the moderating effects of affective commitment. Based on the conservation of resources theory, a theoretical model introducing affective commitment as a moderating variable was established. A structured questionnaire survey was then implemented among construction professionals in China. A total of 376 valid responses were obtained. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the valid data. The results revealed the following: (i) work-to-family conflict has a significant positive impact on job burnout, but a significant negative impact on job satisfaction and job performance; (ii) job burnout negatively affects job satisfaction and job performance; (iii) affective commitment negatively moderates the effects of work-to-family conflict on job burnout. This study provides a reference for construction companies to manage work-to-family conflict and job burnout of employees, while also improving their affective commitment and job outcomes.

In construction projects, cost-related risks are challenges that need to be coped with. These cost-related risks interact with each other along with the project progress and involve different stakeholders, forming a stakeholder-cost risk network. Previous studies have discussed the stakeholder-cost risk network; however, few studies have considered its dynamic characteristics. Different from traditional methods, this study employed the social network analysis (SNA) to explore the key indicators of cost-related risks within the supply chain and identify the key risks and stakeholders across four project stages: the planning start-up stage, design preparation stage, construction period, and operations and maintenance period. From a horizontal point of view (i.e., network development process), the complexity of the stakeholder-cost risk network demonstrates a U-shaped development process during the project life cycle, ranging from simple to complex to simple. From a vertical point of view (i.e., network hierarchical characteristics), the important cost-based risks are diversified within each stage. The current study contributes to forming a better understanding of the stakeholder-cost risk network from a dynamic perspective as well as the crucial cost-based risks within each stage of the project. The findings provide implications for managers to better align cost-based risk intervention strategies, thereby facilitating the achievement of construction project success.

Widespread bidirectional intergenerational support profoundly impacts farmers’ production and livelihoods in rural eastern Henan, China. Based on a sample survey in Zhecheng County, Henan Province, China, this paper employed multivariate ordered probit model regression analysis to study the impact of bidirectional intergenerational support on the RII generation farmers’ willingness to participate in withdrawal from rural homesteads (WRH). We found that the financial support from offspring significantly enhanced the RII generation farmers’ WRH willingness, but the caregiving support from offspring had a negative impact. The financial support provided by the RII generation farmers significantly inhibited their WRH willingness, while the grandchild care support promoted their WRH willingness. Bidirectional emotional support significantly inhibited the RII generation farmers’ WRH willingness. Furthermore, farmer differentiation enhanced the positive impact of financial support from offspring on the RII generation farmers’ WRH willingness, and strengthened the negative impact of financial support provided by the RII generation farmers on their WRH willingness. Our study is the first to consider the influence mechanism of bidirectional intergenerational support on the RII generation farmers’ WRH willingness from a sociological perspective, which offers valuable insights for policymakers in formulating policies on residential land consolidation in other countries or regions.