Role of congruence in work family interface

Abstract

This study draws on Person-environment fit theory to understand to what extent congruence between an employee and her/his environment affects her/his experience of work family interface. The attempt is to capture the cognitive appraisal process by which work and family experiences can exacerbate work family conflict and enhance work family enrichment.These processes could help understand why given the same situation and environmental contexts, individuals might differ in their work family experiences. This work is a response to call by researchers to look at the process of cognitive appraisal and congruence that has largely been ignored in work family literature.