A Cross-cultural Study on Work-family Stress

Both Taiwanese and British employees with younger children reported higher WFC, while this Taiwanese group also reported higher FWC. 3. Work demands, especially working hours and workload, contributed to the perceived WFC. 4. Valuing work over family was positively related to the perceived WFC, especially so among British employees. 5.

For both Taiwanese and British employees, WFC affected job satisfaction, while FWC affected family satisfaction. Both job satisfaction and family satisfaction affected personal happiness. Furthermore, for Taiwanese employees, WFC even permeated into the family sphere and directly affected personal happiness. 6.

In terms of cultural moderators, significant results were obtained for Taiwanese but not British employees. Independent self buffered the adverse effect of work demand (workload) on WFC, but exacerbated the adverse effect of family demand (young children) on FWC. On the other hand, interdependent self buffered the adverse effect of work demand (valuing work over family) on WFC.