Work-To-Family Conflict and Life Satisfaction: the Moderating Role of Type of Employment

Deniz Yucel ()
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Deniz Yucel: William Paterson University of New Jersey

Applied Research in Quality of Life, 2017, vol. 12, issue 3, No 4, 577-591

Abstract: Abstract Work-to-family conflict has been consistently found to be one of the factors impacting workers’ life satisfaction. Prior research has also highlighted how type of employment (self-employed versus employee) impacts life satisfaction. No prior research, however, has examined how type of employment moderates the association between work-to-family conflict and life satisfaction. This study adds to the existing literature by examining whether the relationship between work-to-family conflict and life satisfaction is moderated by type of employment. Using data from the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce (N = 3204), the study finds that work-to-family conflict is negatively correlated with life satisfaction, and that this negative correlation is stronger for those who are self-employed. Overall, this study contributes to the literature by highlighting the moderating effect of type of employment, and therefore deepens the understanding of the relationship between work-to-family conflict and life satisfaction.

Keywords: Work-to-family conflict; Life satisfaction; Self-employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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