Work–Family Boundary Management Profiles in Two Finnish Samples : A Person-oriented Approach
Moazami-Goodarzi, A., Rantanen, J., Nurmi, J.-E., & Mauno, S. (2015). Work–Family Boundary Management Profiles in Two Finnish Samples : A Person-oriented Approach. International Journal of Business Administration, 6 (6), 12-25. doi:10.5430/ijba.v6n6p12
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Background: The present study aims to identify different work-family boundary management profiles among
Finnish employees, and examine how these relate to conflict between work and family or their mutual enrichment.
Method: Participants from two samples, one consisting of university staff (n1 = 1,139) and another of nurses (n2 =
271), were asked to respond to an online survey concerning work-family boundary management, work-to-family
enrichment, and work-to-family conflict scales.
Results: A cluster analysis identified three profiles in both samples: segmentors, integrators and favoring family
over work in the university sample, and segmentors, integrators and favoring work over family in the nurse sample.
In both samples integrators experienced a higher level of work-to-family enrichment and a lower level of
work-to-family conflict in comparison to segmentors.
Conclusion: Individuals with a tendency to integrate work and family domains experience higher work to family
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