Abstract:
Based on social support and gender role theories, we examined the direct and
interactive effects of leader–member exchange, gender and spouse’s gender role
orientation on work–family conflict. Survey data were collected from matched dyads
from 185 dual-earner couples in Sri Lanka. The results show that leader–member
exchange is negatively related to work interference with family. There is also support
for crossover effects among couples such that individuals with spouses who have a
traditional gender role orientation experience greater work interference with family
conflict. Finally, there is a three-way interaction such that a spouse’s gender role
orientation moderates the relationship between leader–member exchange and work
interference with family conflict differently for men and women.
