Personality and role variables as predictors of three forms of work–family conflict.

Abstract Time-, strain-, and behavior-based conflicts are all dimensions of the work–family conflict construct. Each of these three different forms of conflict is thought to have unique antecedents. To determine if this is the case, both dispositional (i.e., Type A and negative affectivity) and situational (i.e., role conflict and role ambiguity from both the work and family domain) factors are considered as predictors of these three forms of conflict. Furthermore, the additional explanation of dispositional variables beyond situational factors is considered. Results from a sample of 225 full-time employees suggest that each of the forms of conflict does have a unique set of antecedents and that the dispositional variables explain significant additional variance beyond the situation in all three forms of work–family conflict.

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