Work–Family Boundary Management Profiles in Two Finnish Samples: A Person-oriented Approach

Abstract

Background: The present study aims to identify different work-family boundary management profiles among Finnish employees, and examine how these relate to conflict between work and family or their mutual enrichment. Method: Participants from two samples, one consisting of university staff (n 1 = 1,139) and another of nurses (n 2 = 271), were asked to respond to an online survey concerning work-family boundary management, work-to-family enrichment, and work-to-family conflict scales.Results: A cluster analysis identified three profiles in both samples: segmentors, integrators and favoring family over work in the university sample, and segmentors, integrators and favoring work over family in the nurse sample. In both samples integrators experienced a higher level of work-to-family enrichment and a lower level of work-to-family conflict in comparison to segmentors. Conclusion:Individuals with a tendency to integrate work and family domains experience higher work to family enrichment and lower work to family conflict compared to those who separate work and family domains.

Understanding and Evaluation of Self: Role in Work–Life Integration

“…The authors, therefore, subscribe to the postulation that Self-Care behaviors have a direct effect on the work-nonwork interface and can moderate the relationship between individual differences and stress and work-life integration. This agrees with the work of Moazami-Goodarzi et al (2015) which demonstrated that personality influences behaviors, feelings, and perceptions, consequently influencing the work-life interface. Hence, in analyzing the outcomes of personality in WLI management, the effects of personality traits, core-self evaluations, individuals as segregators and integrators, and Self-Care behaviors are considered (Cunningham and De La Rosa 2008;Noor 2002;Rotter 1966).…”

“…Work-life integration involves reducing conflict and increasing facilitation, and certain studies have found a direct relationship among individual differences, work-life conflict, and work-life facilitation (Greenhaus and Parasuraman 1999;Michel and Clark 2013;Moazami-Goodarzi et al 2015;Pandey and Shukla 2018). However, only a small variance in the variables was explained by this direct relationship.…”

“…The composite form of CSE has been established to affect work-life facilitation through distributive justice (Pandey and Shukla 2018). This study is a pointer to the role that the organizational environment plays in the effectiveness of CSE on the work-nonwork interface (Moazami-Goodarzi et al 2015). CSE is linked to individuals' motivation to be involved in multiple work and nonwork activities including the desire to manage work-life integration.…”

Core self-evaluations and psychological well-being: the mediating role of work-to-family enrichment

“…In this present study, we focus on the W-FE direction of these effects, guided by recent evidence showing that personality traits are more significantly related to W-FE than to F-WE processes (McNall et al, 2011;Moazami-Goodarzi et al, 2015;Omar et al, 2018). In addition, a number of previous studies have suggested that many of the antecedents and consequences of WFE emanate from the work domain than from the family domain (McNall et al, 2011;McNall et al, 2010;Wayne et al, 2004;Wayne et al, 2006).…”

“…Friede and Ryan (2005) and have argued that an individual's personality might affect the work-family interface through mediating mechanisms, for example, by determining how they react in different situations (McNall et al, 2011). According to previous studies, individuals high on CSEs take on more challenging tasks, are more ready to learn new skills, are more confident, tend to deal with stressful situations more quickly and can manage work and family responsibilities in a healthier manner (Judge et al, 2016;McNall et al, 2011;Moazami-Goodarzi et al, 2015). Pertinently, Rashid et al (2011) have also suggested that personality traits built up in one role may enhance the performance of another.…”