The Work Family Conflict Scale (WAFCS) Development and Initial Validation of a Self report Measure of Work Family Conflict for Use with Parents
This paper outlines the development and validation of the Work Family Conflict Scale (WAFCS) designed to measure work to family conflict (WFC) and family to work conflict (FWC) for use with parents of young children. An expert informant and consumer feedback approach was utilised to develop and refine 20 items, which were subjected to a rigorous validation process using two separate samples of parents of 2 12 year old children (n 305 and n 264) As a result of statistical analyses several items were dropped resulting in a brief 10 item scale comprising two subscales assessing theoretically distinct but related constructs: FWC (five items) and WFC (five items) Analyses revealed both subscales have good internal consistency, construct validity as well as concurrent and predictive validity. The results indicate the WAFCS is a promising brief measure for the assessment of work family conflict in parents. Benefits of the measure as well as potential uses are discussed.
Child psychiatry and human development