ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the demands that can potentially trigger the negative side of work–family interface. It focuses on personal resources because they are the ones over which individuals have the most control. The chapter identifies those areas that – if enhanced – have the potential to buffer the work–family and family–work conflict and protects individuals from negative consequences as well as contributes to domain enrichment. It also focuses on work–family and family–work conflict on one end and work–family and family–work enrichment and facilitation on the other. Beyond contextual resources, personal resources might be also crucial for the work–family interface as they enable resources' cross–domain transfer and facilitate performance in different roles. The meta–analytic review by J. S.Michel, M. A. Clark and D. Jaramillo analyzed the overall role of personality traits from the five factor model in the perception of work–family interface. An overall medium effect size was found for self–efficacy and both the work–family and the family–work conflict.
