TY - JOUR
T1 - The Conservation of Resources Model Applied to Work-Family Conflict and Strain
AU - Grandey, Alicia A.
AU - Cropanzano, Russell
N1 - Funding Information:
Intra-and interrole stressors. Hypothesis 1 was tested by regressing each work–family stressor variable on the predicted antecedent. Thus, work role stress was regressed onto gender and age. Likewise, WFC was regressed onto work role stress, gender, and age. Neither age nor gender had a significant path to work role stress. However, the path from age to WFC had a significant negative β weight beyond the effect of work role stress. Age and gender together explained a nonsignificant 4% of the variance in work role stress and a significant 12% of the variance of WFC. These findings partially supported Hypothesis 1a. Marital status and number of children had a significant path to family role stress in the predicted directions. The FWC was regressed onto marital status, gender, number of children and family role stress. While family role stress had a significant path, number of children was the only significant demographic variable. Hypothesis 1b was partially supported. Marital status, number of children at home, and gender explained 22% of the variance of family role stress and 26% of FWC.
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PY - 1999/4
Y1 - 1999/4
N2 - As more employees are juggling work and family demands, it is important for researchers to study the consequences of role stress and work-family conflict. In this study, predictions for a sample of university professors were based on past research and Hobfoll's (1989) Conservation of Resources Theory. Using a time-lagged research design and path analysis, we assessed the relationships of work and family stressors with outcomes of work, family, and life distress, physical health, and turnover intentions. The proposed path model was generally supported. In addition, we extended the work of other researchers by testing the moderating effects of self-esteem. Self-esteem was not found to be a moderating variable, although its main effects explained variance in the outcomes. Last, we describe and analyze qualitative data about the changes this sample experienced between the first and second data collection.
AB - As more employees are juggling work and family demands, it is important for researchers to study the consequences of role stress and work-family conflict. In this study, predictions for a sample of university professors were based on past research and Hobfoll's (1989) Conservation of Resources Theory. Using a time-lagged research design and path analysis, we assessed the relationships of work and family stressors with outcomes of work, family, and life distress, physical health, and turnover intentions. The proposed path model was generally supported. In addition, we extended the work of other researchers by testing the moderating effects of self-esteem. Self-esteem was not found to be a moderating variable, although its main effects explained variance in the outcomes. Last, we describe and analyze qualitative data about the changes this sample experienced between the first and second data collection.
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U2 - 10.1006/jvbe.1998.1666
DO - 10.1006/jvbe.1998.1666
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0039545190
SN - 0001-8791
VL - 54
SP - 350
EP - 370
JO - Journal of Vocational Behavior
JF - Journal of Vocational Behavior
IS - 2
ER -