A two-study examination of work-family conflict, production deviance and gender uri icon

abstract

  • Building on the spillover and crossover literatures of work-family conflict and the theoretical framework of Conservation of Resources Theory (Hobfoll, 1989) we examine the effects of conflict on production deviance. Using a two-study constructive replication and extension design, we examine how partner work-to-family conflict contributes to job incumbent family-to-work conflict and subsequent engagement in production deviance. In addition, we examine the moderating role of gender on the incumbent family-to-work conflict to production deviance relationship. Study 1 of 344 job incumbents supported the positive relationship between incumbent family-to-work conflict and deviance. In addition, this was moderated by gender such that men engaged in more deviant behaviors in response to family-to-work conflict. Study 2 consisted of 190 matched job incumbents and their partners. These findings supported the mediation of partner work-to-family conflict to production deviance through incumbent family-to-work conflict. Again gender was supported using moderated mediation analysis such that men engaged in more deviant behaviors in response to family-to-work conflict. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. 2012 Elsevier Inc.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR

altmetric score

  • 3

author list (cited authors)

  • Ferguson, M., Carlson, D., Hunter, E. M., & Whitten, D.

citation count

  • 47

complete list of authors

  • Ferguson, Merideth||Carlson, Dawn||Hunter, Emily M||Whitten, Dwayne

publication date

  • October 2012