Abstract
This study aimed to test the construct validity, factorial invariance and reliability of the Survey Work-Home Interaction-NijmeGen (SWING) and to explore whether and how the work-home interaction of various socio-demographic groups differ. Random samples (n = 320) were taken of employees in the mining industry. The confirmatory factor analysis results supported the proposed four-factor structure measuring negative/positive work-home interference and negative/positive home-work interference. The multi-group invariance analyses’ results for two language and ethnic groups also supported the factorial invariance of the SWING. All the scales were found to be reliable. Statistically significant differences in work-home interaction were found, based on age, ethnicity, gender, education, marital status, parental status, language, flexibility at work and individuals who had a partner with a paid job.
Highlights
Because work and family constitute the dominant life roles for most employed adults in contemporary society, employed men and women are increasingly concerning themselves with managing the conflicts they experience in attempting to fulfil the dual demands and responsibilities of work and family roles
Following Geurts et al (2005), the construct validity of the Survey Work–Home Interaction – NijmeGen (SWING) was tested with structural equation modelling (SEM), using the maximum likelihood method
Model 3 distinguishes between two factors, where the first factor includes all items referring to positive interaction and the second factor includes all items referring to negative interaction
Summary
Because work and family constitute the dominant life roles for most employed adults in contemporary society, employed men and women are increasingly concerning themselves with managing the conflicts they experience in attempting to fulfil the dual demands and responsibilities of work and family roles. According to Greenhaus and Beutell (1985), work–family conflict is experienced when pressures from the work and family roles are mutually incompatible, in the sense that participation in one role makes it difficult to participate in the other. Work–family issues are believed to affect company competitiveness and are a problem for employees, and for organisations (Allen, Herst, Bruck & Sutton, 2000; Houston, 2005; Lewis & Cooper, 2005; Parasuraman & Greenhaus, 1999). In South Africa, increased attention to the work–home nexus could be attributed to the increase in dual-earner couples and the fact that the South African economy has opened up, and that females are increasingly hired, ensuring equity and a socio-demographically representative workforce This is true for the mining industry
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