Telecommuting’s differential impact on work–family conflict: Is there no place like home?

Golden, Timothy D.; Veiga, John F.; Simsek, Zeki

doi:10.1037/0021-9010.91.6.1340

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Telecommuting’s differential impact on work–family conflict: Is there no place like home?

Golden, Timothy D., Veiga, John F., Simsek, Zeki·2006·Journal of Applied Psychology

DOI 10.1037/0021-9010.91.6.1340

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The literature on the impact of telecommuting on work-family conflict has been equivocal, asserting that telecommuting enhances work-life balance and reduces conflict, or countering that it increases conflict as more time and emotional energy are allocated to family. Surveying 454 professional-level employees who split their work time between an office and home, the authors examined how extensively working in this mode impacts work-to-family conflict and family-to-work conflict, as well as the contextual impact of job autonomy, scheduling flexibility, and household size. As hypothesized, the findings suggest that telecommuting has a differential impact on work-family conflict, such that the more extensively individuals work in this mode, the lower their work-to-family conflict, but the higher their family-to-work conflict. Additionally, job autonomy and scheduling flexibility were found to positively moderate telecommuting's impact on work-to-family conflict, but household size was found to negatively moderate telecommuting's impact on family-to-work conflict, suggesting that contextual factors may be domain specific.

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Authors: Golden, T. D., Veiga, J. F., & Simsek, Z.
Affiliations: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (US)
University of Connecticut (US)
ORCID: Golden, Timothy D.
Venue: Journal of Applied Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2006
Volume: 91
Issue: 6
Pages: 1340-1350
ISSN: 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
1939-1854
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.6.1340
OpenAlex: W2052598987
Cited by: 527
References: 55
Citations by year: 2026: 28 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 48 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 81 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 13
FWCI: 32.32
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
Social Sciences › Human Factors and Ergonomics › Employee Performance and Management
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Labor Law and Work Dynamics
Keywords: remote work, work-family conflict, work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict, work-life balance, employee autonomy, schedule flexibility, household size, working from home, working professionals
MeSH terms: Adult, Conflict, Psychological, Employment, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Transportation, Internet

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