title: Work-Family Conflict and Employee Well-Being Over Time: The Loss Spiral Effect.
abstract: The development of work-family conflict over time was analyzed using Conservation of Resources Theory.
  
  
  
  The reciprocal effect between work-family conflict and employee well-being was tested with cross-lagged analyses on the basis of three waves. The sample comprised 713 employees of a Portuguese service organization.
  
  
  
  Structural equation modeling analyses, with sex, age, and parental demand controlled, indicated that the work-family conflict at T1 and T2 decreases the employee psychological well-being at T2 and T3, respectively. Furthermore, employee psychological well-being at T2 had a longitudinal cross-lagged effect on work-family at T3. We concluded that employee psychological well-being at T2 predicted work-family at T3, which was a subsequent outcome of work-family conflict on T1.
  
  
  
  This paper highlighted the importance of organizations to consider work-family conflict to ensure employees' well-being because they develop reciprocal relationship with a loss spiral effect.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Environmental Health Institute (Drs Neto, Pereira Miguel, Reis), Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon (Ms Carvalho, Dr Chambel), and Electricity of Portugal, Inc., Lisbon (Mr Manuel).
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: Vânia Sofia
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Maria José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Chambel
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manuel
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pereira Miguel
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Fátima Reis
mesh_terms: D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D054541:Family Conflict; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000072358:Work-Life Balance