When Flexibility Helps: Another Look at the Availability of Flexible Work Arrangements and Work-Family Conflict

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• Personal Author:
  Allen TD ; Shockley KM
• Description:
  Despite the positive press given to flexible work arrangements (FWA), empirical research investigating the link between the availability of these policies and work-family conflict is largely equivocal. The purpose of the present study was to begin to reconcile these mixed results through more precise measurement and the examination of moderators. Using a sample of employed women, we found that FWA relate more highly to work interference with family (WIF) than to family interference with work (FIW) and that temporal flexibility (flextime) has a stronger relationship with WIF than does spatial flexibility (flexplace). Additionally, we found family responsibility significantly moderated these relationships, such that the relationship was stronger for those with greater family responsibility. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Flexible Work Arrangements Demographic Characteristics Family Family-supportive Organization Perceptions Flexplace Flextime Humans Responsibility Telecommuting Work-family Conflict Work-life Balance Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0001-8791
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  479-493
• Volume:
  71
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062396
• Citation:
  J Vocat Behav 2007 Dec; 71(3):479-493
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristen M. Shockley, The University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, PCD4118G, Tampa, FL 33620-7200
• Email:
  kshockle@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Vocational Behavior
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c4e3d4751e7f3892210aa52206e3ebb4de83abf6b07e457f637e39a6015b4cd0929e772fde89692aebfdc0120c55ab30903fe03771dd9e4dcacde1ac22708649
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225653/cdc_225653_DS1.pdf
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