Perceptions of Work-Life Balance Among Military Law Enforcement Personnel and their Spouses

The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which military law enforcement agents and their spouses shared similar perceptions of work-life conflict and organizational support. One hundred seventy Special Agents in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and their spouses participa...

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Published in:Journal of police and criminal psychology 2009-10, Vol.24 (2), p.113-119
Main Authors: Matsch, Mahlia A., Sachau, Daniel A., Gertz, Jessica, Englert, David R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agents
Armed forces
Attitudes
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Couples
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Employees
Families & family life
Family conflict
Family work relationship
Law and Psychology
Law enforcement
Maternity & paternity leaves
Military law
Military personnel
Organizational support
Perceptions
Psychology
Ratings & rankings
Social support
Spouses
Studies
Supervisors
Wives
Women
Work life balance
Work-Leisure conflict
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which military law enforcement agents and their spouses shared similar perceptions of work-life conflict and organizational support. One hundred seventy Special Agents in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and their spouses participated in the study. Survey results revealed that Agents and spouses shared very similar views regarding the Agents’ work-life conflict and organizational support. Agents had slightly more positive views of supervisory support than their spouses did. Agents perceived somewhat more work-to-family conflict, and considerably more family-to-work conflict than their spouses thought they did. Both Agents and their spouses perceived greater support for work-life balance from immediate supervisors than from the organization as a whole. Implications for managing work-life conflict are discussed.
ISSN:0882-0783
1936-6469
DOI:10.1007/s11896-009-9046-y