Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
1-2010
Abstract
We used social information processing theory to examine the effect of work-family conflict (WFC) at the work group level on individuals' experience of WFC. Consistent with hypotheses, results suggest that WFC at the work group level influences individual WFC over and above the shared work environment and job demands. It was also observed that work group support and demographic dissimilarity moderate this relationship. Moderator analyses suggest that work group social support buffers WFC for individuals but is also associated with a stronger effect of work group WFC on individuals' WFC. Moreover, the work group effect on individuals' WFC was shown to be stronger for individuals who were demographically dissimilar to the work group in terms of sex and number of dependents. The interpretations and implications of these findings are discussed.
Keywords
similarity, social information processing, social support, work groups, work-family conflict.
Discipline
Industrial and Organizational Psychology | Organizational Behavior and Theory
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
Journal of Applied Psychology
Volume
95
Issue
1
First Page
145
Last Page
158
ISSN
0021-9010
Identifier
10.1037/a0017885
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Citation
BHAVE, Devasheesh P.; KRAMER, Amit; and GLOMB, Theresa G..
Work-family conflict in work groups: Social information processing, support, and demographic dissimilarity. (2010). Journal of Applied Psychology. 95, (1), 145-158.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3518
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017885
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