The thin line between work and home:The spillover and crossover of daily conflicts

Sanz Vergel, Ana, Rodríguez, Alfredo and Nielsen, Karina (2015) The thin line between work and home:The spillover and crossover of daily conflicts. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 88 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0963-1798

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Abstract

In this study of 80 dual-earner couples, we examined the relationship between conflicts at work and at home on a daily basis. Using a strain-based approach as well as literature on spillover–crossover and displaced aggression, we hypothesized that daily level of family–work conflict (FWC) would increase daily interpersonal conflicts with colleagues at work,which in turn would increase conflicts with the partner at home. Furthermore, we examined the moderating role of a personality trait (i.e., neuroticism) on the relationship between interpersonal conflicts at work and at home. Finally, we analysed the crossover of interpersonal conflicts at home between the members of the couple. Participants filled in a diary booklet during five consecutive working days (N = 160 participants and N = 800 occasions). Results showed thatFWCpredicted interpersonal conflicts at work,which in turn predicted conflicts with the partner at home. Further, neuroticism accentuated the relationship between interpersonal conflicts at work and at home. There was also a crossover of interpersonal conflicts at home. Our findings suggest ‘a negative spiral of daily conflicts’ which may affect both employees and their partner. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	family–work conflict,interpersonal conflicts,daily study,spillover–crossover
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Employment Systems and Institutions
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2014 13:22
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 06:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49291
DOI:	10.1111/joop.12075

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