Journal of Occupational Health Psychology · 2007 · 338 citations · 45 references
Social SciencesOrganizational BehaviorSociologyConflict ResolutionFamily StudiesJob DesignFamily ConflictFamily EnvironmentFamily ResourcesFamily RolesWork-family BalanceWork-family ReconciliationFamily Power RelationsFamily-work BalanceFinancial OrganizationWork - Life ConflictWork ConflictWork-family RelationsWork-family Role BalanceWork-family Role Conflict
This study was designed to gain more insight in the different ways in which work and family roles can benefit each other. Both qualitative (N=25) and quantitative (N=352) results obtained in a financial service organization supported the distinction between energy-based, time-based, behavioral, and psychological work-family facilitation, in addition to different types of work-family conflict that were identified in previous research. As expected, facilitation contributed substantially and differentially to the prediction of work and nonwork outcomes, over and above the effects of conflict. As predicted, women experienced higher levels of facilitation than men did. Furthermore, results indicate that examining facilitation, in addition to conflict, is especially important to predict the work and home life experiences of women.
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