ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the findings on work and family (W-F) guilt from Project 3535, which is unique in that it is the first cross-cultural study to be carried out on W-F guilt and the first to include countries in Asia. It uses a multi-method approach that combined qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate W-F guilt. K. Korabik and A. McElwain used the Work-Family Guilt Scale (WFGS) and the WFGS-F to examine a comprehensive model of the antecedents and outcomes of W-F guilt. The measure not only had excellent reliability and validity, but also was shown to have measurement equivalence for gender and culture. A significant indirect effect indicates that W-F guilt is mediating the relationship between Work-Family Conflict (WFC) and the outcome variable. Surprisingly, except for the association between vertical collectivism and work interference with family guilt (WIFG) in China, there were no relationships between either WIFG or family interference with work guilt (FIWG) and individualism-collectivism for any countries.
