Work-Family Enrichment and Conflict: Additive Effects, Buffering, or Balance?
We used data from the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS I) (N = 2,031) to compare three models of how work-family conflict and enrichment might operate to predict well-being (mental health, life satisfaction, affect balance, partner relationship quality). We found no support for a rela...
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Published in | Journal of marriage and family Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 696 - 707 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.08.2009
National Council on Family Relations Wiley-Blackwell Wiley |
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Summary: | We used data from the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS I) (N = 2,031) to compare three models of how work-family conflict and enrichment might operate to predict well-being (mental health, life satisfaction, affect balance, partner relationship quality). We found no support for a relative-difference model in which the conflict-enrichment balance predicted outcomes. In the work-to-family direction, the additive model fit best: Both work-to-family conflict and work-to-family enrichment were independently linked to outcomes. In the family-to-work direction, the interactive model fit best: Family-to-work enrichment buffered the negative outcomes ordinarily linked to family-to-work conflict. Enrichment is key because with enrichment appeared particularly salient for well-being. |
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ISSN: | 0022-2445 1741-3737 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00627.x |