A short, valid, predictive measure of work-family conflict: item selection and scale validation

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• Personal Author:
  Barnes-Farrell JL ; Kath LM ; Matthews RA
• Description:
  The purpose of this research is to develop an abbreviated version of Carlson, Kacmar, and Williams's (2000) multidimensional measure of work-family conflict. The abbreviated measure would have high utility in research situations in which a measure representative of the entire theoretical construct is desired, but the use of a long measure is precluded, as in diary and longitudinal designs. Two 3-item abbreviated measures based on Carlson et al.'s multidimensional measures were developed, 1 to assess work-to-family conflict and 1 to assess family-towork conflict. Two samples were used to provide concurrent and predictive validity evidence for the abbreviated measure. Results from Study 1 indicate that the abbreviated measure has the expected factor structure and exhibited concurrent and predictive validity that replicated results found with Carlson et al.'s 18-item measure. Results from Study 2 provide additional psychometric and construct validity evidence for the abbreviated measure; the abbreviated measure was internally consistent, exhibited good test-retest reliability, and was systematically related to measures of role stressors, work-family balance, and well-being outcomes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-family Conflict Job Stress Measure Development Occupational Psychology Validation Wellbeing Work-family Balance
• ISSN:
  1076-8998
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Connecticut ; Louisiana ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  75-90
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047557
• Citation:
  J Occup Health Psychol 2010 Jan; 15(1):75-90
• Contact Point Address:
  Russell A. Matthews, Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, 213 Audubon Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
• Email:
  Matthews@lsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Connecticut Storrs, Storrs-Mansfield
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:71ea1296c6b079418ae41f63dcb80ca6d662c6b1c239da7aae3004d3662ff6128bc4234fac5ea8fdff237a66f9feb69723e19c8999d051eec25f625102420fe1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202579/cdc_202579_DS1.pdf
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