Development and validation of a multidimensional scale of perceived work-family positive spillover
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Although the benefits of participating in both work and family have been recognized for more than 30 years (Sieber, 1974), limited empirical research exists. One reason for this oversight is the absence of a well-established scale to measure these benefits. We present a new multidimensional scale of perceived work-family positive spillover. We conducted two studies that aided the development and validation of this scale. Our scale measures three types of work-family positive spillover: behavior-based instrumental positive spillover, value-based instrumental positive spillover, and affective positive spillover. Each of these three types of positive spillover occurs in two directions: from work to family and from family to work. We further evaluate the scale's construct validity in relation to role satisfaction and self-reported mental health.
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Resources obtained in the nonwork domain, such as skills, knowledge, and social capital, can be directly moved to the other domain and can improve positive states and performance at work.
“Spillover research posits that resources acquired in the nonwork domain (e.g., skills, knowledge, social capital) can be directly exported to the other domain, ultimately enhancing one's positive states and performance at work (Edwards and Rothbard, 2000: 186;Greenhaus and Brummelhuis, 2013;Hanson et al., 2006).”
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- Authors
- Hanson, G. C., Hammer, L. B., & Colton, C. L.
- Affiliations
- Portland State University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
- Published
- 2006-07
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 249-265
- ISSN
- 1076-8998 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1307
- OpenAlex
- W1999757736
- Cited by
- 460
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 50.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Keywords
- scale development, scale validation, role satisfaction, self-rated mental health, work-family balance, bidirectional spillover
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Affect, Family, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Perception, Reproducibility of Results, Workplace
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