Even though research has been showing that telework, under regular circumstances, could benefit the integration of work and family life, mandatory telework during the COVID-19 lockdown brought additional challenges, with potential to create conflicts between work and family spheres. Using regression analysis, this study examined the contribution of demographic and job-related variables to the prediction of work–family conflict among a sample of 213 workers who were involved in mandatory telework during the first lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results revealed that role overload, after-hours work-related technology use, and low job autonomy accounted for the prediction of work–family conflict. Support from the supervisors and coworkers did not have an impact in easing the perception of work–family conflict but presented a moderation effect between after-hours work-related technology use and work–family conflict. Implications of the study for management practices related to telework, limitations of the study, and directions for future research are discussed.

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葡萄牙 COVID-19 封锁期间的远程办公和工作家庭冲突：工作相关因素的影响

尽管研究表明，在正常情况下，远程办公有利于工作和家庭生活的融合，但 COVID-19 封锁期间的强制性远程办公带来了额外的挑战，有可能在工作和家庭领域之间产生冲突。使用回归分析，本研究检查了人口统计和工作相关变量对预测工作家庭冲突的贡献，其中 213 名工人在因 COVID-19 大流行而第一次被封锁期间参与了强制远程工作。结果显示，角色超负荷、下班后使用与工作相关的技术以及工作自主性低是工作-家庭冲突的预测因素。上司和同事的支持对缓解工作-家庭冲突的看法没有影响，但在下班后与工作相关的技术使用和工作-家庭冲突之间呈现出缓和作用。讨论了该研究对与远程办公相关的管理实践的影响、研究的局限性以及未来研究的方向。