Time-based Work-family Conflict Research Articles

Moderating Effects of Gender-Role Stereotype on the Percetion of Time-Based Work-Family Conflict

Moderating Effects of Gender-Role Stereotype on the Percetion of Time-Based Work-Family Conflict

The impact of work on marriage in three cultures: a qualitative study

The present study examined the impact of work on marriage across three cultures: London (UK), Hong Kong, and Beijing (China), via qualitative interviews. A total of 79 respondents were interviewed in the three cultures, and template analysis was used as the method of analysis. The results showed that although one-third to half of the respondents from each culture mentioned the negative interference of work on their marriages, there were cultural differences in the aspects of negative work interference the respondents focused on. More British respondents mentioned time-based conflict than their counterparts from Hong Kong and Beijing. About half of the respondents from each culture reported that work did not interfere with their marriages and their family lives. Respondents from the three cultures mentioned the separation between work and family as a protective factor. More respondents from Hong Kong mentioned having acceptable work hours/work load was important. These observed findings are in line with the postulations of modernization and cultural value theories, which suggest that in modernized societies where independence is valued, intimacy and love in personal relationships are emphasized. Individuals from these societies may be more sensitive to time-based work–family conflict as a result.

Work-family Conflict as a Mediator of the Work Stress-mental Health Relationship

The relationship between work stressors and mental health outcomes has been demonstrated in a whole range of work stress models and studies. But less has been written about factors outside the work setting that might predict or moderate the relationship between work stressors and strain. In this exploratory study, we suggest a model linking work stressors and time-based work-family conflict (TWFC) with mental health, with the intention to contribute to the refinement of the traditional work stress-model. In a quantitative study of 115 Spanish managers, we found that TWFC mediates the relationship between some work stressors and mental health. This implies that mental health problems will increase if work stress spills over to the family and consequently causes work-family conflict. Future managerial stress research should further test TWFC as an intervening variable linking work stressors and mental health