Acta psychologica · 2026
Examining the impact of boundary management tactics on stress management among consultants: Mediating role of well-being and work-life balance.
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Chhajer Raina, Chaudhry Smita, Rai Aishwarya
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OBJECTIVE: Consultants operate in high-demand, client-driven environments with blurred work-life boundaries. While prior research has examined stress in consulting, limited attention has been given to the role of boundary management tactics. This study examines how physical, behavioural, communicative, and mental-cognitive boundary management tactics influence perceived stress, and whether well-being and work-life balance mediate these relationships.
METHOD: An online survey was administered to 702 consultants in India. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).
RESULTS: Communicative and mental-cognitive boundary management tactics were positively associated with both well-being and work-life balance, whereas behavioural tactics were positively related only to work-life balance. Physical tactics showed no significant effects. Well-being and work-life balance were negatively related to perceived stress. Mediation analyses indicated that communicative and mental-cognitive tactics indirectly reduced perceived stress, whereas no significant indirect effects were found for physical or behavioural tactics.
DISCUSSION: The findings suggest that in consulting contexts, cognitively and socially enacted boundary strategies are more effective in managing stress. The study highlights the differential effectiveness of boundary management tactics and identifies well-being and work-life balance as key mechanisms linking boundary management to stress.
METHOD: An online survey was administered to 702 consultants in India. Data were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM).
RESULTS: Communicative and mental-cognitive boundary management tactics were positively associated with both well-being and work-life balance, whereas behavioural tactics were positively related only to work-life balance. Physical tactics showed no significant effects. Well-being and work-life balance were negatively related to perceived stress. Mediation analyses indicated that communicative and mental-cognitive tactics indirectly reduced perceived stress, whereas no significant indirect effects were found for physical or behavioural tactics.
DISCUSSION: The findings suggest that in consulting contexts, cognitively and socially enacted boundary strategies are more effective in managing stress. The study highlights the differential effectiveness of boundary management tactics and identifies well-being and work-life balance as key mechanisms linking boundary management to stress.