Perceptions of Work-Life Balance Among Military Law Enforcement Personnel and Their Spouses
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2009
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which military law enforcement agents and their spouses shared similar perceptions of work-life conflict and organizational support. One hundred seventy Special Agents in the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and their spouses participated in the study. Survey results revealed that Agents and spouses shared very similar views regarding the Agents’ work-life conflict and organizational support. Agents had slightly more positive views of supervisory support than their spouses did. Agents perceived somewhat more work-to-family conflict, and considerably more family-to-work conflict than their spouses thought they did. Both Agents and their spouses perceived greater support for work-life balance from immediate supervisors than from the organization as a whole. Implications for managing work-life conflict are discussed.
Department
Psychology
Publication Title
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Recommended Citation
Matsch, M., Sachau, D., Gertz, J., & Englert, D. (2009). Perceptions of Work-Life Balance Among Military Law Enforcement Personnel and their Spouses. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 24(2), 113-119. doi: 10.1007/s11896-009-9046-y
DOI
10.1007/s11896-009-9046-y
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2009 Springer. Article published by Springer in Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, volume 24, issue number 2, October 2009, pages 113-119. Available online:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-009-9046-y
