Work-family conflict scale
- Kopelman, R. E., Greenhaus, J. H., & Connolly, T. F. (1983). A model of work, family, and interrole conflict: A construct validation study. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, 32, 198–215. go to PsycINFO record
- When can employees have a family life? The effects of daily workload and affect on work-family conflict and social behaviors at home. By Ilies, Remus; Schwind, Kelly M.; Wagner, David T.; Johnson, Michael D.; DeRue, D. Scott; Ilgen, Daniel R. Journal of Applied Psychology. 2007 Sep Vol 92(5) 1368-1379
a global, one-time work-to-family conflict survey was administered to the spouses of the focal participants at the beginning of the study. We collected these data to validate the self-reported work-to-family conflict scores with respect to the general levels of conflict experienced by the employees. The items were, in essence, the same as those used to measure daily work-to-family conflict, but the wording was modified to ask the respondents to rate the extent to which the focal participants (the employees) generally experience work–family conflict (e.g., “Often times, he/she is preoccupied with work even while he/she is here at home”). The internal consistency reliability for this measure was .80.
- Telecommuting's Differential Impact on Work-Family Conflict: Is There No Place Like Home? By Golden, Timothy D.; Veiga, John F.; Simsek, Zeki Journal of Applied Psychology. 2006 Nov Vol 91(6) 1340-1350
In order to more fully capture the nuances of time and psychological strain that are likely to be intertwined in work-family conflict, we used six items developed by Carlson et al. (2000) to measure WFC: three based on time and three based on strain. These items have been shown to possess adequate levels of internal consistency as well as discriminant and construct validity. For all items, participants responded on a 5-point scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree). Example items include “My work keeps me from my family activities more than I would like” (time), and “Due to all the pressures at work, sometimes when I am home I am too stressed to do the things I enjoy” (strain). Similarly, we used six of Carlson et al.'s items to measure FWC, such as “I have to miss work activities due to the amount of time I must spend on family responsibilities” (time), and “Tension and anxiety from my family life often weakens my ability to do my job” (strain).
- Carlson, D. S., Kacmar, K. M., & Williams, L. J. (2000). Construction and initial validation of a multidimensional measure of work-family conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 56, 249–276.
- O'Driscoll, M. P., Poelmans, S., Spector, P. E., Killiath, T., Allen, T. D., & Cooper, C. L. (2003). Family-responsive interventions, perceived organizational and supervisory support, work-family conflict, and psychological strain. International Journal of Stress Management, 10, 326–344.
