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Antecedents and Outcomes of Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Enrichment: A Longitudinal, Multilevel, and Multimethod Study

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This study investigated predictors and outcomes of work-family conflict and work-family enrichment. Family-supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB), family-supportive colleagues behaviors (FSCB), work events, and family events were tested as predictors of the daily variation of work-family conflict and enrichment (both directions). As outcomes, this study investigated organizational citizenship behaviors (OCB) and mindfulness at work. Fifty-two Brazilian workers responded to app-based daily survey measures during 2 workweeks (10 workdays). Ten participants were also interviewed after these 2 weeks. Multilevel analyses showed that family-supportive behaviors were not associated with the longitudinal variation of conflict nor enrichment. However, work events were related to WFC, and family events were related to FWC. As expected, work-family conflict and enrichment predicted mindfulness at work and OCB. Another significant predictor of OCB was awareness at work, a dimension of mindfulness at work. Interestingly, OCB was related to work-to-family conflict and work-to-family enrichment. Interview results suggested that the event system theory propositions are applicable to the work-family field. Furthermore, the participation on the research affected how participants view and deal with work-family issues. Finally, the results emphasized the importance of data collection strategies.

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    96% participated 7 days; 79% 8 days; 60% 9 days; and 31% 10 days.

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    Pedro Hollanda

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  2. Carmina Roca and Rafael Pich-Aguilera Women and Leadership Chair, IESE Business School, Barcelona, Spain

    Nuria Chinchilla Albiol

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Hollanda, P. (2020). Antecedents and Outcomes of Work-Family Conflict and Work-Family Enrichment: A Longitudinal, Multilevel, and Multimethod Study. In: las Heras Maestro, M., Chinchilla Albiol, N., Grau Grau, M. (eds) The New Ideal Worker. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12477-9_13

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