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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Interface between work and family: A longitudinal individual and crossover perspective

Saija MaunoTaru FeldtJohanna RantanenUlla Kinnunen

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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Managementmedia_common.quotation_subjectPerspective (graphical)Social environmentCrossover effectsCausalityDevelopmental psychologyDistressWell-beingWifeJob satisfactionPsychologyApplied Psychologymedia_common

description

This study assessed longitudinal individual and crossover relationships between work-family conflict and well-being in the domains of work (job satisfaction) and family (parental distress) in a sample of 239 dual-earner couples. The results revealed only longitudinal individual effects over a 1-year period. First, high family-to-work conflict (WFC) at Time 1 was related to a high level of work-to-family conflict (WFC) 1 year later in both partners. Second, the wife's high level of FWC was related to her decreased job satisfaction 1 year later. Thus, the longitudinal effects identified supported normal causality, that is, work-family conflict led to poor well-being outcomes or increased perceived work-family conflict later on. Longitudinal crossover effects from one partner to another were not observed within a 1-year perspective.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-03-01Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
https://doi.org/10.1348/096317908x399420