Family-to-Work Conflict
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Definition
Family-to-work conflict occurs when the pressures from the family and work domains are mutually incompatible, and as a result, participation in the work role is made more difficult by virtue of participation in the family role.
Description
Family-to-Work Conflict
As a specific form of inter-role conflict, family-to-work conflict (also known as family interference with work or FIW) occurs when the pressures from the family and work domains are mutually incompatible, and as a result, participation in the work role is made more difficult by virtue of participation in the family role (Greenhaus & Beutell, 1985). The notion of role conflict is rooted in scarcity theory (Goode, 1960), which assumes that personal resources, such as time and energy, are finite and that the devotion of greater resources to one role necessitates the devotion of lesser resources to other roles. Thus, individuals who participate in multiple life roles...
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