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Given that the field of work-family conflict is overwhelmingly Western-focused and that the process of work-family conflict might change under a different cultural background, the aim of the present study was to develop and test an integrated work-family conflict model that is applicable in China. Using a sample of 520 Chinese participants and structural equation modelling in R studio, the differences between the present study and previous Western findings were spotted. The results revealed that family support was positively related to time spent on family responsibilities and negatively related to life satisfaction; only work-to-family conflict, but not family-to-work conflict, had three forms of unique antecedent (time-, strain-, behavioural-based); and more surprisingly, work-family conflict was positively related to life satisfaction in China. This study refined our understanding of work-family conflict and enriched our knowledge of how work-family conflict acted in China’s work-family interface, providing directions for future cross-cultural work-family conflict studies.
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Chen, S., Cheng, MI., Elqayam, S. et al. Developing and testing an integrative model of work-family conflict in a Chinese context. Curr Psychol 43, 1564–1581 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04431-5
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