SynthesisPsychological bulletin2018
A meta-analysis of work-family conflict and social support.
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120 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The correlation between social support and hopelessness among cancer survivors: a meta-analysis.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Pooled it
- Workplace wellness programs for working mothers: A systematic review.Journal of occupational health · 2022Pooled it
- Changes in Work-Family Conflict of Chinese Employees: A Cross-Temporal Meta-Analysis, 2005-2016.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Exploring the association between social support and reward satisfaction: the mediating role of multi-dimensional psychological capital.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Latent Profiles of Problematic Short-Video Use and Presenteeism Among Hospital Nurses: The Mediating Role of Work Interference With Personal Life.Nursing open · 2026Observational
- Associations of Perceived Effort-Reward Imbalance and Family Relationship Quality With Workplace Violence and Harassment Exposure Among Married Female Workers: A Decision Tree Analysis.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2026Article
- The association between family support and maternal parenting stress: the potential mediating role of postpartum depressive symptoms.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Impact of Social Support Networks on Job Satisfaction, Burnout, and Turnover Intentions in Primary Care Teams.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- A new taxonomy of social support: Clarifying supportive behaviours and measures.Journal of health psychology · 2026Review
- Teacher Emotional Support and Adolescent Student Burnout: A Moderated Mediation Model of Family Cohesion and Meaning in Life.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A study of the mediating role of coping styles on social support and caregiving burden among family caregivers of older adults with disabilities in China.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- How research stress influences academic productivity: the mediating role of academic resilience and the moderating roles of work and family support.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- The associations between family interference with work and depression: the mediating role of stress and satisfaction in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- More Motivated to Help Male Leaders? Explaining Fatherhood Bonuses via Follower Helping.Journal of business ethics : JBE · 2026Article
- Work-family conflict and burnout in night-shift nurses with children: the mediating roles of recovery experience and fatigue.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices and associated factors among non-dental healthcare professionals in South China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Always connected, not always balanced: the double-edged effects of after-hours work connectivity behavior on work-family conflict among civil servants.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Work-family balance and work engagement as predictors of turnover among newly hired blue-collar workers in the automotive supplier industry: a 6-month prospective study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Health literacy as a mediator between work-family conflict and anxiety and depressive symptoms among white- and blue-collar workers in China.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- After-hours work-related technology use, work-to-family interference, and exhaustion among Korean wage workers: gender patterns in associations and covariate-standardized levels.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Abstract
The relationship between social support and work-family conflict is well-established, but the notion that different forms, sources, and types of social support as well as contextual factors can alter this relationship has been relatively neglected. To address this limitation, the current study provides the most comprehensive and in-depth examination of the relationship between social support and work-family conflict to date. We conduct a meta-analysis based on 1021 effect sizes and 46 countries to dissect the social support and work-family conflict relationship. Using social support theory as a theoretical framework, we challenge the assumption that social support measures are interchangeable by comparing work/family support relationships with work-family conflict across different support forms (behavior, perceptions), sources (e.g., supervisor, coworker, spouse), types (instrumental, emotional), and national contexts (cultural values, economic factors). National context hypotheses use a strong inferences paradigm in which utility and value congruence theoretical perspectives are pitted against one another. Significant results concerning support source are in line with social support theory, indicating that broad sources of support are more strongly related to work-family conflict than are specific sources of support. In line with utility perspective from social support theory, culture and economic national context significantly moderate some of the relationships between work/family support and work interference with family, indicating that social support is most beneficial in contexts in which it is needed or perceived as useful. The results suggest that organizational support may be the most important source of support overall. (PsycINFO Database Record
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