Work-family conflict in a southern European country

• Published in: Journal of managerial psychology 2004-07, Vol.19 (5), p.466-489
• Main Authors: Pilar de Luis Carnicer, María, Martínez Sánchez, Angel, Pérez Pérez, Manuela, José Vela Jiménez, María
• Format: Article
• Language: eng ; jpn
• ISSN: 0268-3946; 1758-7778
• DOI: 10.1108/02683940410543579

Shows the results of a survey about the antecedents of work-family conflict in a sample of Spanish employees. Analyses and discusses the influence of job-related and non-related factors. The results indicate that both groups of factors are antecedents of work-family conflict. Even though gender is not a significant variable to explain work-family conflict, the empirical study found differences at the time to explain the antecedents of men and women's work-family conflict. A few family-domain and work-domain perceptions had a strong influence on work-family conflict such as the gender roles, importance of family, job flexibility and job mental and physical requirements. Some of these perceptions suggest the influence of a culture where traditional gender roles still prevail and family as an institution is very strong. Functional mobility and educational level are also antecedents of work-family conflict. However, job category level, marital status, and social benefits do not have any influence on work-family conflict in the multivariate analysis, but the bivariate analysis showed that they have indeed an influence on the work-family conflict according to the hypotheses developed in the research framework.