Work–family conflict among Australian dual-earner couples: testing the effects of role salience crossover and gender. Issue 10 (31st May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Abeysekera, Lakmal; Gahan, Peter
• Is Part Of: International journal of human resource management. Volume 30:Issue 10(2019)
• Page Start: 1549
• Page End: 1582
• Publication Date: 2019-05-31
• Subjects: Work–family conflict -- identity theory -- role salience crossover -- dual-earner couples -- gender -- Australia; Personnel management -- Periodicals; Human capital -- Management -- Periodicals; 658.3
• DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2017.1296015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0958-5192

Abstract

Abstract: Drawing on identity theory, this study examined the extent to which the salience (i.e. importance) individuals in dual-earner couples attached to their respective work and family roles determined their partner's experience of work-to-family (W-F) and family-to-work (F-W) conflict through crossover effects. Using matched surveys, data were collected from a sample of 94 Australian dual-earner couples. Consistent with our predictions, results supported couple-level crossover effects of role salience to influence each partner's experience of W-F and F-W conflicts. In addition, the impact of crossover effects on W-F and F-W conflicts was found to be more pronounced for women than men. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.