ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the following three categories of contextual variables moderate the relationship between societal culture and Work-Family Interface and outcome variables. The first category was demographic variables, which consisted of respondent age, respondent education, number of children, and age of the youngest child. The second category, family-related and nonwork variables, included living arrangements, extended family living, strength of religious beliefs, spouse's job schedule, and spouse's job type. The third category was work-related variables, that is, respondent's job schedule, respondent's job type, and organization size. The chapter explores the moderating effect of three kinds of contextual variables— demographic, nonwork/family, and work— on the relationship between culture and work-family (W-F) interface and outcome variables. Results of Multivariate analysis of covariance analyses and follow-up univariate analyses suggested some demographic commonalities as well as differences in W-F experiences across the globe. However, researchers continue to emphasize conducting more cross-cultural W-F research and examining the role of context in addition to culture.
