The Development and Validation of the Jones Work-Life Conflict Continuum (JWLCC)

Abstract

Today more than ever, people are faced with balancing work and family demands concurrently. The number of households with two working parents who have children has increased from 53.2% in 2000 to 60.2% in 2014, contributing to the dilemma of balancing work and non-work life for the majority of the adult population (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015). With the increased prevalence of dual working parents in society, the study of work and family interaction has increased recently. Researchers have focused on three main areas of investigation within work and family interaction: work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and work-life balance. These approaches have assessed the interaction from different perspectives that all capture an important facet of the interaction.