Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/275221 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Administrative Sciences [ISSN:] 2076-3387 [Volume:] 11 [Issue:] 3 [Article No.:] 103 [Year:] 2021 [Pages:] 1-14
Publisher: 
MDPI, Basel
Abstract: 
Even though research has been showing that telework, under regular circumstances, could benefit the integration of work and family life, mandatory telework during the COVID-19 lockdown brought additional challenges, with potential to create conflicts between work and family spheres. Using regression analysis, this study examined the contribution of demographic and job-related variables to the prediction of work-family conflict among a sample of 213 workers who were involved in mandatory telework during the first lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed that role overload, after-hours work-related technology use, and low job autonomy accounted for the prediction of work-family conflict. Support from the supervisors and coworkers did not have an impact in easing the perception of work-family conflict but presented a moderation effect between after-hours work-related technology use and work-family conflict. Implications of the study for management practices related to telework, limitations of the study, and directions for future research are discussed.
Subjects: 
COVID-19
telework
work-family conflict
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