Personality as a determinant of work-family conflict
Abstract: Work – Family
conflict (W-F Conflict) as a bi-directional construct has been well researched
in the past few decades. Predominant W-F
Conflict models involving work and family role characteristics, culture,
values, facilitation and integration have been developed and tested. However, models that capture the
relationship between the individual characteristics as captured by the
personality dimensions are very sparse.
Moreover, research on W-F Conflict in the Indian settings is very rare,
though India has gained significant importance in the global arena. This study hypothesizes that the personality
dimensions captured on the Big 5-Dimensional scale predict the bi-directional
nature of W-F Conflict. We used
structural equation modeling (SEM) to predict W-F Conflict by the personality
dimension. Results suggest that the
personality dimensions such as extraversion, conscientiousness, openness to
experience, and agreeableness predict W-F Conflict. Neuroticism does not appear to support our
hypothesis which is contrary to predictions by extant literature.
Author: Rekha A
Priyadharshini, Reeves J Wesley
Journal Code: jptindustrigg140084
