Work–family conflict and depressive complaints among Dutch employees: examining reciprocal associations in a longitudinal study

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the reciprocal association between work–family conflict and depressive complaints over time. METHODS: Cross-lagged structural equation modeling (SEM) was used and three-wave follow-up data from the Maastricht Cohort Study with six years of follow-up [2416 men and 585 women at T1 (2008)]. Work–family conflict was operationalized by distinguishing both work–home interference and home–work interference, as assessed with two subscales of the Survey Work–Home Interference Nijmegen. Depressive complaints were assessed with a subscale of the Hospital A... Mehr ...