• Russell A Matthews, Regan E Del Priore, Linda K Acitelli, and Janet L Barnes-Farrell.
• Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. Russell.Matthews@uconn.edu
• J Occup Health Psychol. 2006 Jul 1; 11 (3): 228-40.

AbstractTo better understand the outcomes for couples whose work interferes with their relationships, with an emphasis on the crossover effects that can occur in close relationships, we examined experienced work-to-relationship conflict and perceptions of partner's work-to-relationship conflict for both members of 113 dual-earner couples. Outcomes of interests included relationship tension, health symptoms, and relationship satisfaction. Results indicate that personal work-to-relationship conflict and perceptions of partner's work-to-family conflict were related to personal as well as partner outcomes; a variety of direct crossover effects were demonstrated. The actor-partner interdependence model was incorporated to account for issues of interdependent data that naturally occur in relationship dyads, a methodological issue not typically addressed and accounted for in the dyadic work-family interface literature.

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