Current Psychology

, Volume 36, Issue 2, pp 193–202 | Cite as

A Test of Greenhaus and Allen (2011) Model on Work-Family Balance

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Abstract

The aim of the present study is to test the Greenhaus and Allen (2011) model on work-family balance (WFB). The model was tested using a survey based methodology. An online questionnaire was administered and data was collected from academicians from higher education institutes in India (492 samples) and USA (293 samples). Partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS SEM) results showed that work-family conflict and work-family facilitation predicted job and family satisfaction. Similarly both types of satisfactions (job and family) predicted feelings of WFB, which in turn results in life satisfaction. In both samples, the model was found to have adequate predictive relevance and goodness of fit with the data. Thus, academicians working in higher educational institutions in India and USA can attain work-family balance by achieving job and family satisfaction. Similarly, job and family satisfaction decreased and increased due to conflict and facilitation respectively. Finally, this work showed that if academicians can achieve balance between work and family, they can attain satisfaction in life as a whole.

Keywords

Work-family conflict Work-family facilitation Work-family balance Job satisfaction Family satisfaction Life satisfaction 
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Compliance with Ethical Standards

Funding

No grant was obtained for this study.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Research Involving Human Participants

The present study was a part of the doctoral level research of the first author. Hence, prior ethical approval was granted by the doctoral committee and the Centre for Research, Anna University, India to pursue this study from the Institution where in the researcher was registered.

Informed Consent

“Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.”

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Management StudiesAnna UniversityChennaiIndia

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