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Work-Family Conflict and Family-Work Conflict Scales

WFC/FWC
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Two five-item self-report scales that measure work interfering with family (work-family conflict) and family interfering with work (family-work conflict).

Items
10
Response format
7-point Likert scale
Version
1.0
Subscales
2

Ready-to-cite methods sentence

Work-family and family-work conflict were measured with the two five-item scales of Netemeyer et al. (1996), rated on 7-point scales from strongly disagree to strongly agree (original-study alphas of .88-.89 for WFC and .83-.89 for FWC across three samples).

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Reliability & validation

Notes
Coefficient alpha by sample (1/2/3): WFC .88/.89/.88; FWC .86/.83/.89. Construct reliabilities: WFC .88/.85/.88; FWC .87/.82/.90.
Validation population
Three samples: school teachers and administrators (n = 182), small-business owners (n = 162), and real estate salespeople (n = 186) (Netemeyer et al., 1996)
Cronbach's α
0.83–0.89

Subscales

Work-Family ConflictFamily-Work Conflict

Response anchors

Strongly disagree · Strongly agree

Known limitations

Each scale has five items and yields a single score, so it does not separate time-based from strain-based conflict. The validation samples were three occupational groups (educators, small-business owners, and real estate salespeople).

Original citation

Netemeyer, R. G., Boles, J. S., & McMurrian, R. (1996). Development and validation of work-family conflict and family-work conflict scales. Journal of Applied Psychology, 81(4), 400-410.

https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.81.4.400

Questions researchers ask

What does the WFC/FWC measure?

Two five-item self-report scales that measure work interfering with family (work-family conflict) and family interfering with work (family-work conflict).

How many items does the WFC/FWC have?

The Work-Family Conflict and Family-Work Conflict Scales (WFC/FWC) has 10 items across 2 subscales: Work-Family Conflict, Family-Work Conflict.

Is the WFC/FWC free to use?

Folio could not find published terms of use for the WFC/FWC. Ask the authors or the publisher before using it in a study, and cite the original publication.

Is the WFC/FWC reliable?

Validation studies report Cronbach's α of 0.83–0.89. See the reliability section for the population studied and full statistics.

Who developed the WFC/FWC, and how do I cite it?

Netemeyer, R. G., Boles, J. S., & McMurrian, R. (1996). Development and validation of work-family conflict and family-work conflict scales. Journal of Applied Psychology, 81(4), 400-410. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.81.4.400

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