Abstract
Researchers have extensively studied anticipated work-family conflict among college students. Despite the prevalence of literature on this topic, societal changes in work and family roles continues to shift and many cultural variables have not been explored. The present study was designed to examine the relationship among cultural variables, such as gender, ethnicity, acculturation, and enculturation, and their effects upon anticipated work-family conflict among college students using Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory. Participants included undergraduate students who attended a small liberal arts college located within Southern California. Results indicated that male college students reported significantly higher levels of anticipated work-family conflict than their female counterparts. Furthermore, anticipated work-family conflict among Latino and White/European American college students was comparable. In addition, acculturation significantly predicted anticipated work-family conflict, strain-, and behavior-based anticipated work-family conflict among college students. These findings suggest the need to continue to examine demographic and cultural variables among undergraduate students when examining work-family conflict. Thus, clinical implications are discussed.