title: Supervisor Support Buffers Daily Psychological and Physiological Reactivity to Work-to-Family Conflict.
abstract: Using a daily diary design, the current study assessed within-person associations of work-to-family conflict with negative affect and salivary cortisol. Furthermore, we investigated whether supervisor support moderated these associations. Over eight consecutive days, 131 working parents employed by an information technology company answered telephone interviews about stressors and mood that occurred in the previous 24 hours. On Days 2-4 of the study protocol, they also provided five saliva samples throughout the day that were assayed for cortisol. Results indicated a high degree of day-to-day fluctuation in work-to-family conflict, with employed parents having greater negative affect and poorer cortisol regulation on days with higher work-to-family conflict compared to days when they experience lower work-to-family conflict. These associations were buffered, however, when individuals had supervisors who offered support. Discussion centers on the use of dynamic assessments of work-to-family conflict and employee well-being.
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Kelly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Pennsylvania State University.
authors.forename: Soomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Ball State University.
authors.forename: Katie M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.affiliation: University of Connecticut.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota.
authors.forename: Phyllis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moen
keywords: conflict; diary methods; health; social support; spillover; stress