Work-Family Conflict Scale

What it measures

Measures bidirectional work-family conflict across two distinct dimensions. Work Interference with Family (WIF) captures the extent to which work demands, time commitments, and strain spill over to interfere with family roles and responsibilities. Family Interference with Work (FIW) captures the extent to which family demands and responsibilities interfere with the performance of work roles. Work-family conflict is one of the most studied constructs in occupational health, organisational behaviour, and employee wellbeing research. High WFC predicts burnout, job dissatisfaction, lower organisational commitment, reduced customer service quality, and health outcomes including depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular risk. Particularly relevant for research on dual-career couples, parent employees, and flexible working policy effectiveness.

Representative items

• The demands of my work interfere with my home and family life. (WIF)
• The amount of time my job takes up makes it difficult to fulfil family responsibilities. (WIF)
• Things I want to do at home do not get done because of the demands my job puts on me. (WIF)
• My home life interferes with my responsibilities at work such as getting to work on time and accomplishing daily tasks. (FIW)
• The demands of my family or spouse/partner interfere with work-related activities. (FIW)

Citation

Netemeyer, R.G., Boles, J.S., & McMurrian, R. (1996). Development and validation of work-family conflict and family-work conflict scales. Journal of Applied Psychology, 81(4), 400–410.