- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- A Retrospective Timeline of the Evolution of Work–Family Research
- Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Work and Family: Avoiding Stagnation via Effective Theory Borrowing
- A Review of Methodological and Measurement Approaches to the Study of Work and Family
- Gender and the Work–Family Domain: A Social Role-Based Perspective
- Is It Who You Are That Counts?: The Importance of Personality and Values to the Work–Family Experience
- Emotion Regulation at Work and at Home
- Recovery and the Work–Family Interface
- Boundary Management
- Couple Dynamics: Division of Labor
- Old and New Trends in Crossover Research
- Child Outcomes Associated with Parent Work–Family Experiences
- Challenges and Supports for Employed Parents of Children and Youth with Special Needs
- The Hidden Family Lives of Single Adults Without Dependent Children
- Research to Action: Review of Research Conducted by the Families and Work Institute
- Work–Family Initiatives from an Organizational Change Lens
- Work–Family Practice in Multinational Organizations
- The Importance of Organizational Leadership in Managing Work and Family
- Workplace Flexibility: Integrating Employer and Employee Perspectives to Close the Research–Practice Implementation Gap
- Organizational Dependent Care Support
- Work, Family, and Community
- The Impact of National Policy on Work–Family Experiences
- Cross-National Work–Life Research: A Review at the Individual Level
- The Role of Technology in Managing the Work and Nonwork Interface
- Work–Family Intervention Research
- Considering Underrepresented Populations in Work and Family Research
- The Changing Dynamics of Careers and the Work–Family Interface
- Work, Family, and Employee Health
- A Neuroscience Perspective of the Work–Family–Life Interface
- Work and Family in Times of Crisis
- Work–Family Issues in Family Business: Pertinent Aspects and Opportunities for Future Research
- Work–Family Issues for Men
- Inside Organizations: Work–Life Issues from a Practice Perspective
- Communicating Work–Family Research Beyond Academia for Thought Leadership and Impact
- Advancing Work–Family Research and Practice
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This chapter provides a review of research methods reported in work–family (WF) articles published in peer-reviewed journals between 2004 and 2013. Methodological issues addressed include sampling (sampling methods, identification of target and source populations, response rate, and comparison of sample to source population), research designs (time horizon, laboratory vs. field setting, and level of control), data collection methods, levels of analysis, use of multiple data sources, triangulation, and the use of objective outcome measures. When possible, statistical comparisons were made between the results of this review and those reported in an earlier review by Casper, Eby, Bordeaux, Lockwood, and Lambert (2007). Results show that multiwave as well as qualitative research designs have been used more frequently since the period reviewed by Casper and colleagues. Still, there is room for improvement in the methodological rigor with which WF research is undertaken. In particular, WF scholars are encouraged to give more attention to sampling-related considerations, and to more strongly consider the use of experimental research designs, data/measurement triangulation, and the collection of data beyond the individual level of analysis.
Keywords: Method, Measurement, Review, Work–family
Dr. Lapierre is currently Professor and Telfer Research Fellow at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management. A significant proportion of his research focuses on work-family issues. His work has identified roles that organizations, immediate managers, coworkers, employees, and employees’ families can play in alleviating employees’ work-family conflict. He has published in various leading academic journals and currently serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.
Miss McMullan has a Master’s degree in Cognitive Psychology and is currently a Ph.D. student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Ottawa. She has published in the areas of human cognition, communication, and leadership. Her research focuses on factors that influence work-family conflict, balance, and enrichment, and she is currently investigating how family supportive coworkers can enhance one’s experience within both the work and family domains.
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- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- Oxford Library of Psychology
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Introduction
- A Retrospective Timeline of the Evolution of Work–Family Research
- Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Work and Family: Avoiding Stagnation via Effective Theory Borrowing
- A Review of Methodological and Measurement Approaches to the Study of Work and Family
- Gender and the Work–Family Domain: A Social Role-Based Perspective
- Is It Who You Are That Counts?: The Importance of Personality and Values to the Work–Family Experience
- Emotion Regulation at Work and at Home
- Recovery and the Work–Family Interface
- Boundary Management
- Couple Dynamics: Division of Labor
- Old and New Trends in Crossover Research
- Child Outcomes Associated with Parent Work–Family Experiences
- Challenges and Supports for Employed Parents of Children and Youth with Special Needs
- The Hidden Family Lives of Single Adults Without Dependent Children
- Research to Action: Review of Research Conducted by the Families and Work Institute
- Work–Family Initiatives from an Organizational Change Lens
- Work–Family Practice in Multinational Organizations
- The Importance of Organizational Leadership in Managing Work and Family
- Workplace Flexibility: Integrating Employer and Employee Perspectives to Close the Research–Practice Implementation Gap
- Organizational Dependent Care Support
- Work, Family, and Community
- The Impact of National Policy on Work–Family Experiences
- Cross-National Work–Life Research: A Review at the Individual Level
- The Role of Technology in Managing the Work and Nonwork Interface
- Work–Family Intervention Research
- Considering Underrepresented Populations in Work and Family Research
- The Changing Dynamics of Careers and the Work–Family Interface
- Work, Family, and Employee Health
- A Neuroscience Perspective of the Work–Family–Life Interface
- Work and Family in Times of Crisis
- Work–Family Issues in Family Business: Pertinent Aspects and Opportunities for Future Research
- Work–Family Issues for Men
- Inside Organizations: Work–Life Issues from a Practice Perspective
- Communicating Work–Family Research Beyond Academia for Thought Leadership and Impact
- Advancing Work–Family Research and Practice
- Index
