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Impact of Family-Supportive Work Variables on WorkFamily Conflict and Strain: A Control Perspective

Impact of Family-Supportive Work Variables on WorkFamily Conflict and Strain: A Control Perspective The authors examined the direct and indirect effects of organizational policies and practices that are supportive of family responsibilities on work–family conflict and psychological, physical, and behavioral measures of strain. Survey data were gathered at 45 acute-care facilities from 398 health professionals who had children aged 16 years or younger at home. Supportive practices, especially flexible scheduling and supportive supervisors, had direct positive effects on employee perceptions of control over work and family matters. Control perceptions, in turn, were associated with lower levels of work–family conflict, job dissatisfaction, depression, somatic complaints, and blood cholesterol. These results suggest that organizations can take steps that can increase employees’ control over family responsibilities and that this control might help employees better manage conflicting demands of work and family life. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Psychology American Psychological Association

Impact of Family-Supportive Work Variables on WorkFamily Conflict and Strain: A Control Perspective

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American Psychological Association
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Copyright © 1995 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0021-9010
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1939-1854
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10.1037/0021-9010.80.1.6
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Abstract

The authors examined the direct and indirect effects of organizational policies and practices that are supportive of family responsibilities on work–family conflict and psychological, physical, and behavioral measures of strain. Survey data were gathered at 45 acute-care facilities from 398 health professionals who had children aged 16 years or younger at home. Supportive practices, especially flexible scheduling and supportive supervisors, had direct positive effects on employee perceptions of control over work and family matters. Control perceptions, in turn, were associated with lower levels of work–family conflict, job dissatisfaction, depression, somatic complaints, and blood cholesterol. These results suggest that organizations can take steps that can increase employees’ control over family responsibilities and that this control might help employees better manage conflicting demands of work and family life.

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Journal of Applied Psychology – American Psychological Association

Published: Feb 1, 1995

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