RELATIONSHIP OF WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT TO SUBSTANCE USE AMONG EMPLOYED MOTHERS - THE ROLE OF NEGATIVE AFFECT

Little research has examined the relationship between work-family conf lict and alcohol or cigarette use among women. Building on affect regu lation theory and recent research on work-family conflict and negative emotions, this study tested a model relating work-family conflict to heavy alcohol use and cigarette use via domain-specific (i.e. job- and family-related) and general negative affect. Data were obtained throu gh household interviews with a random sample of 366 employed mothers o f adolescents. As hypothesized, work-family conflict was indirectly re lated to both heavy alcohol use and cigarette use via negative affect.