Abstract
This study investigated the direct, reversed, and reciprocal relationships between bidirectional work-family conflict/work-family facilitation and psychological well-being (PWB). We administered a three-wave questionnaire survey to 260 married Chinese employees using a time lag of one month. Cross-lagged structural equation modeling analysis was conducted and demonstrated that the direct model was better than the reversed causal or the reciprocal model. Specifically, work-to-family conflict at Time 1 negatively predicted PWB at Time 2, and work-to-family conflict at Time 2 negatively predicted PWB at Time 3; further, work-to-family facilitation at Time 1 positively predicted PWB at Time 2. In addition, family-to-work facilitation at Time 1 positively predicted PWB at Time 2, and family-to-work conflict at Time 2 negatively predicted PWB at Time 3.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 87-96 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Personnel Psychology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 8 May 2014 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- work-family conflict
- work-family facilitation
- psychological well-being
- cross-lagged study
- China
