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Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2018

Citation

Published in Journal of Family Issues 37:3 (2016), pp 393–415.

doi 10.1177/0192513X14530972

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Copyright © 2014 Megumi Watanabe and Christina D. Falci. Published by SAGE Publications. Used by permission.

Abstract

Using data collected on tenure-line faculty at a research-intensive Midwestern university, this study explored predictors of faculty job turnover intentions due to a desire for a better work–family balance. We adopted Voydanoff’s theoretical framework and included demands and resources both within and spanning across the work and family domains. Results showed that work-related demands and resources were much stronger predictors of work–family turnover intentions than family-related demands or resources. Specifically, work-to-family negative spillover was positively associated with work–family turnover intentions, and two work-related resources (job satisfaction and supportive work–family culture) were negatively associated with work–family turnover intentions. On the other hand, family-related demands and resources (within the family domain or boundary-spanning from family to work) did not significantly predict work–family turnover intentions.

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