Work–family interface for married women: a Singapore and United States cross‐cultural comparison

This study is a cross‐cultural comparison of the work–family interface for married women using two nationally representative samples from S ingapore ( n = 467) and the U nited S tates of A merica ( n = 923). This study demonstrates how the direction and strength of paths in a model of the work–family interface differs between a collectivist nation ( S ingapore) and an individualistic nation (the USA ). Results revealed that schedule flexibility decreased family‐to‐work conflict in the United States but increased family‐to‐work conflict and increased depression in S ingapore. Clear differences in the direction of effects in schedule flexibility and family‐to‐work conflict in the United States and S ingapore suggest that national culture (e.g. collectivist vs individualistic) is an important factor in theorizing about the work–family interface for married women.