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Open Access Thesis

Date of Award

January 2013

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.A.

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Boris B. Baltes

Abstract

Research conducted on WFC (WFC) is primarily measured using self-reported subjective scales that fail to encapsulate the entirety of the WFC construct. Many authors have acknowledged the importance of generating a complementary objective WFC scale, in an effort to enhance one's ability to predict work-related outcomes within and between individuals. The purpose of the current study was to identify objective items measuring work-interfering-with-family (and vice versa) that can more accurately predict relevant outcomes (i.e., life, family, and job satisfaction; psychological strain; turnover; burnout; health; organizational commitment; depression) when used in conjunction with currently existing subjective work-interfering-with-family (WIF) and family-interfering-with-work (FIW) measures. Through a three Wave data collection process, a new objective scale was preliminarily validated. This 45 item objective WIF scale predicts four outcomes above and beyond that of a subjective WIF scale: burnout, depression, turnover intentions, and psychological strain. The 18 item FIW scale predicts two outcomes beyond that of the subjective FIW scale: burnout and depression. The use of the new scale for cross-person prediction is further discussed.

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