Family Fairness and Cohesion in Marital Dyads: Mediating Processes Between Work–Family Conflict and Couple Psychological Distress

Conflict at work may be negatively contributing to Soldier and spouses' family cohesion, thus affecting perceptions of fairness in household labor and couples' mental health. This study examined both Soldier and spouses' perceptions of work-to-family conflict (i.e., work demands interfering with family life) and how it affected psychological distress. Overall, findings revealed that work-to-family conflict lead to spillover from the military career to the family as well as distress among spouses.