An integrative model of work-family conflict: pan-cultural effects and cross-cultural differences

Abstract

This chapter aims to test an integrative model in some countries and examines cross-cultural differences in the paths proposed in the model. It reports a comprehensive, integrative model of bidirectional and multidimensional Work-Family Conflict (WFC) model with within- and cross-domain effects. The chapter explores the cross-cultural similarities and differences in the relationships proposed in this model. It discusses the findings pertaining to the integrative baseline model, followed by those pertaining to cross-cultural comparisons. The chapter extends the literature by testing the integrative model with a theoretically justified selection of countries with a priori hypotheses concerning cross-cultural differences. A related issue has to do with the extent to which work interference with family conflict (WIF) and family interference with work (FIW) conflict mediate the relationships between role overload and within-domain outcomes. Using meta-analytic path analysis, K. Byron and M. T. Ford et al. compared the magnitude of the relationships between different types of job and family stressors to WIF and FIW.