Predicting interference between work and home: a comparison of dispositional and situational antecedents

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Beauregard, T. 2006. Predicting interference between work and home: a comparison of dispositional and situational antecedents. Journal of Managerial Psychology. 21 (3), pp. 244-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940610659588
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TitlePredicting interference between work and home: a comparison of dispositional and situational antecedents
AuthorsBeauregard, T.
Abstract

Purpose - To examine the relative power of four dispositional, self-evaluation traits (adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism, generalized self-efficacy, and general self-esteem) versus three situational factors (organizational time demands, potential negative career consequences, and managerial support) in predicting work interference with home (WIH) and home interference with work (HIW).
Methodology/Approach - A survey was conducted among 223 UK public sector employees. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis tested main effects of personality and situational characteristics on WIH and HIW. A usefulness analysis determined whether dispositional or situational variables had greater predictive power for the two dependent variables.
Findings - Significant, negative main effects of adaptive perfectionism on HIW, and of self-esteem on WIH. Positive relationships were found between maladaptive perfectionism and both WIH and HIW. Situational factors were also significant predictors of WHI: organizational time demands were positively associated with WIH, while managerial support had a negative relationship with WIH. Dispositional variables accounted for 15% of variance in HIW, but only 4% of variance in WIH.
Research limitations/implications - The cross-sectional design of the study does not permit firm conclusions regarding causality, and the results may be influenced by common method bias.
Practical implications - Raising awareness of the role of personality in work-home interference may assist managers in providing more effective support to employees. The danger exists that policy-makers will dismiss HIW as an individual responsibility due to the influence of dispositional factors.
Originality/Value - This study indicates that self-evaluation personality characteristics play a key role in predicting HIW, and are more important than traditionally investigated factors associated with the home and workplace environments.

KeywordsWork-home interference; Personality; Perfectionism; Self-esteem; Self-efficacy; Work-family culture; Work-life conflict; Work-family conflict
PublisherEmerald Publishing Limited
JournalJournal of Managerial Psychology
ISSN0268-3946
Electronic1758-7778
Publication dates
Print01 Apr 2006
Publication process dates
SubmittedOct 2005
AcceptedDec 2005
Deposited06 Apr 2016
Output statusPublished
Accepted author manuscript
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1108/02683940610659588
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