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Episodic Work-Family Conflict and Strain: A Dynamic Perspective [2020]



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    A sizable body of research has established work-family conflict and its nomological network. Despite decades of research, we have yet to form a precise understanding of what happens when a conflict arises. The current research addresses this question using a growth modeling, episodic approach. We use stressor-strain and allostatic load theories to examine changes in daily patterns of psychological (fatigue, negative affect) and physiological (heart rate, blood pressure) strains that occur during and after a work-family conflict episode. We found some evidence for acute changes in psychological strain during and after work-to-family conflict episodes. Daily family-to-work conflict was associated with mixed reactions. State fatigue and heart rate decreased at the time of a family-to-work conflict, although state negative affect increased at the time of family-to-work conflict, and state fatigue increased more rapidly throughout the day after the second time family-to-work conflict was experienced. Additionally, we found evidence that state negative affect increases throughout the day as work-to-family conflict episodes accumulate. Daily family-to-work conflict accumulation was also associated with decreased fatigue, increased state negative affect, and increased systolic blood pressure. Lagged analyses showed some evidence that negative mood predicts work-family conflict occurrence within the next few hours. Implications for the theoretical relationship between work-family conflict and strain are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    0021-9010
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Volume:
    105
  • Issue:
    8
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20059210
  • Citation:
    J Appl Psychol 2020 Aug; 105(8):863-888
  • Contact Point Address:
    Kimberly A. French, School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 648 Cherry Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
  • Email:
    kfrench0429@gmail.com
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2020
  • Performing Organization:
    Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20050701
  • Source Full Name:
    Journal of Applied Psychology
  • End Date:
    20290630
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    urn:sha-512:80acf2840b454cb27937f1180e65e559cdb5cb8b9cc3c34f7ab0a4826c1252e931763d99ee2ec9db07f2ec74c3dad4092129a460acf8a5cb7d6ef7d6df63ef4b
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