3 Work-Family Conflict Free Online FlashCards

What is work-family conflict?

Work-family conflict occurs when pressures in work or family life make it harder to meet responsibilities in the other area.

What is work-to-family conflict?

Work-to-family conflict occurs when job demands interfere with family responsibilities, such as when a late shift overlaps with school pickup.

What makes work-family conflict time-based?

Time-based conflict happens when time devoted to one role leaves too little time for another, such as when a work shift overlaps with a medical appointment.

What is work-family enrichment?

Work-family enrichment occurs when resources gained in one role improve functioning in the other, such as job income helping a household obtain care.

What caregiving responsibilities can extend beyond direct care tasks?

Caregiving can include supervision, arranging appointments, coordinating services, responding to emergencies, and staying available—not only direct tasks like feeding or bathing.

How many people in the United States provided unpaid eldercare during 2023–24?

During 2023–24, 38.2 million people in the United States—14 percent of the population age 15 and older—provided unpaid eldercare.

What are possible effects of persistent work-family conflict?

Persistent conflict can contribute to stress, exhaustion, and poorer mental well-being; it may also reduce job satisfaction or make work and family tasks harder to complete.

What trade-off can follow household adjustments to work-family conflict?

Households may rearrange schedules, rely on relatives, buy care, reduce paid work, or leave a job. These adjustments can protect care short term but may reduce income, career opportunities, and future financial security.

What conditions shape how work-family conflict is distributed?

Conflict depends partly on income, job control, schedule predictability, access to care, and how household responsibilities are divided. Family structure alone does not determine whether conflict occurs.

What kinds of support can help reduce work-family conflict?

Households can divide routine and emergency care and identify backup support. Employers can use predictable schedules, reasonable workloads, flexibility where possible, and usable leave; reliable, affordable care and supportive leave policies also help.

What is family-to-work conflict?

Family-to-work conflict occurs when family needs interfere with job responsibilities, such as when a child’s illness leads to missed work.

What makes work-family conflict strain-based?

Strain-based conflict occurs when stress, fatigue, or worry from one role makes it harder to function in the other.