What Happens at Home Stays at Home: Dynamics of Work–Family Processes in Remote Work Settings

Yasin Rofcanin; Mireia Las Heras; Maria Jose Bosch; Can Ererdi

doi:10.1177/23409444261416543

What Happens at Home Stays at Home: Dynamics of Work–Family Processes in Remote Work Settings

Yasin Rofcanin
, Mireia Las Heras
, Maria Jose Bosch
, Can Ererdi^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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The wide acceptance of remote work as a result of the ongoing shifts in the world of work has fundamentally reshaped the boundaries between work and home. Drawing on the Work-Home Resources model (W-HR) and conducting two daily diary studies, we explored the mechanisms and boundary conditions of stress related to extreme events. Findings from the first diary study reveal the role of (a) leader support for work-family and telecommuting as an antecedent of reduced stress, (b) workflow as a mechanism explaining the impact of stress on employee outcomes and (c) the moderating roles of mental home demands and gender. Findings from the second diary study reveal that (a) work-supportive spouse behaviours (i.e., WSSBs) reduce stress related to extreme events and (b) resource accumulation and interruptions (family-to-work and work-to-family interruptions) can serve as mechanisms to explain the impact of resource loss on vitality of employees.

Original language	English
Journal	BRQ Business Research Quarterly
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/23409444261416543
State	Published - 1 Jan 2026

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Keywords

diary study
gender
leader support for telecommuting
leadership for telecommuting
mental home demands
sleep quality
stress
work intensification
workflow

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