A two-study examination of work-family conflict, production deviance and gender.
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2012Author
Hunter, Emily
Whitten, Dwayne
Ferguson, Merideth
Carlson, Dawn S.
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Building on the spillover and crossover literatures of work–family conflict and the theoretical
framework of Conservation of Resources Theory (Hobfoll, 1989)we examine the effects of conflict on
production deviance. Using a two-study constructive replication and extension design, we examine
how partner work-to-family conflict contributes to job incumbent family-to-work conflict and
subsequent engagement in production deviance. In addition, we examine the moderating role of
gender on the incumbent family-to-work conflict to production deviance relationship. Study 1 of 344
job incumbents supported the positive relationship between incumbent family-to-work conflict and
deviance. In addition, this was moderated by gender such that men engaged in more deviant
behaviors in response to family-to-work conflict. Study 2 consisted of 190 matched job incumbents
and their partners. These findings supported the mediation of partner work-to-family conflict to
production deviance through incumbent family-to-work conflict. Again gender was supported using
moderated mediation analysis such that men engaged in more deviant behaviors in response to
family-to-work conflict. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.