Journal article

Publication year: 2008

Pages: 231-241

Journal: Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volume number: 73

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 0001-8791

eISSN: 1095-9084

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2008.05.002

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 
Theoretical models of the antecedents and outcomes of work-home interference (WHI) suggest that work characteristics (e.g., job stressors, working hours) increase the probability that an individual experiences work-home interference. Since work-home interference is considered as a role stressor, these experiences should be detrimental for long-term well-being. In this 2-wave panel study, the authors compared this suggested pathway with competing models that propose reverse causation and reciprocal effects in a sample of 365 employees (N at T2 = 130) from the German workforce using structural equation modeling. In particular, a model with two proposed antecedents (job stressors, working hours) of WHI and two proposed consequences (depression, turnover motivation) was analyzed in alternative configurations. The results support a cyclical model with a job stressors -> depression -> WHI -> job stressors pathway. Furthermore, working hours affected WHI, and turnover motivation emerged as an outcome of WHI. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Harvard Citation style: Steinmetz, H., Frese, M. and Schmidt, P. (2008) A longitudinal panel study on antecedents and outcomes of work-home interference, Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73(2), pp. 231-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2008.05.002

APA Citation style: Steinmetz, H., Frese, M., & Schmidt, P. (2008). A longitudinal panel study on antecedents and outcomes of work-home interference. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 73(2), 231-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2008.05.002