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More Control, Less Conflict? Job Demand–Control, Gender and Work–Family Conflict
Author(s) -
Grönlund Anne
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
gender, work and organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.159
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1468-0432
pISSN - 0968-6673
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0432.2007.00361.x
Subject(s) - work–family conflict , control (management) , work (physics) , job control , family conflict , family life , quality (philosophy) , psychology , demographic economics , social psychology , operations management , sociology , management , economics , engineering , socioeconomics , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology
The connection between working hours and work‐to‐family conflict has been established in a number of studies. However, it seems what is important is not only the quantity of work but also its quality, as captured by the job demand–control model. Survey data from 800 Swedish employees show that job demands spill over negatively into family life, while job control reduces work‐to‐family conflict. Interestingly, women in jobs with high demands and high control — regarded as the prototype for modern, flexible work life — do not experience more work‐to‐family conflict than men, even when working the same hours.