The relationships among family domain variables and work-family conflict for men and women

Abstract

The present study examined the relationships among family domain variables and three sources of work-family conflict for 156 working men and women. In general, the family variables were able to explain some of the variance in work-family conflict for both men and women, and evidence of specific correlates was fairly similar. Time-based conflict was best predicted by the frequency of family intrusions and total role involvement for men, and by family conflict for women. Strain-based conflict was best explained by level of family conflict for men and women. Also, for women, the frequency of family intrusions was positively related to reported levels of strain-based conflict. The family variable significantly related to behavior-based conflict for men and women was the level of family conflict reported. Implications of the findings for future research on work-family conflict were presented.