Employing a conservation of resources framework to examine the interactive effects of work domain support and economic impact on work–family conflict.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the interactive effects of work domain support (i.e., family supportive supervisor perceptions and family supportive organizational perceptions) and economic effect on work–family conflict using a conservation of resources theoretical approach. The authors collected survey data from 195 participants using multiple convenience sampling methods. As they had predicted, work domain support was related to diminished work interference with family. Further, the interaction of family supportive supervisor perceptions and economic impact significantly predicted work interference with family. The nature of the significant interaction implies that when an employee perceives him- or herself to be negatively affected by the state of the current economic climate, supervisor support is especially important for diminished work interference with family. This finding speaks to the need for supervisors to be even more supportive of employees' work–family issues, given current eco...