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Work-Family Conflict Scale

Psychometric Properties of the Italian Version

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ID4182485
AuthorsYura Loscalzo (0000-0002-5878-6769, University of Florence, corresponding author), Rosalba Raffagnino (University of Florence), Claudia Gonnelli (University of Siena), Marco Giannini (0009-0005-8606-8843, University of Florence)
Year2019
Volume9
Issue3
Pages215824401986149
Publication date2019-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSAGE Open (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/2158244019861495
OpenAlexW2953889793
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited48

In literature, there are many instruments for measuring the work-family conflict (W-F-C). The Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFCS) is one of the most used tools. This study aimed to evaluate its psychometric properties on a sample of 684 Italian workers (42.1% males, 57.9% females, mean age = 45.51 ± 10.91). We also evaluated if there were some demographic differences in the W-F-C, with relation to gender, the presence of children, and the kind of job (i.e., medical doctors and other health professionals, teachers and researchers, employees, manual workers, self-employed workers). We found that the Italian WFCS has good psychometric properties. Moreover, contrary to our hypotheses, males experience higher W-F-C than females, and the lowest level of W-F-C characterize doctors and other health professionals. Manual workers and self-employed workers seem to be the two job categories that experience the highest level of W-F-C

Geography · Health care · Health professionals · Psychometrics · Work–family conflict · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

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