• Mariana Neto, Vânia Sofia Carvalho, Maria José Chambel, Sérgio Manuel, José Pereira Miguel, and Maria de Fátima Reis.
• 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).
• J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2016 May 1; 58 (5): 429-35.

ObjectiveThe development of work-family conflict over time was analyzed using Conservation of Resources Theory.MethodThe 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.ResultsStructural 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.ConclusionsThis 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.

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