Longitudinal evidence on whether, and under what conditions, working from home is good or bad for family life is largely absent. Using 15 waves of data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey, this study investigates the association between working from home and work–family conflict among parents. Fixed-effects structural equation models reveal that more hours worked at home are associated with less work–family conflict. This association, however, is only sizeable (and significant) for those working most of their hours at home. Furthermore, mothers benefit significantly more from home working than fathers. Additionally, mediation analysis suggests the association between working from home and work–family conflict is partly mediated by the level of schedule control, commuting time, and unsocial work hours. Whereas increased schedule control and less commuting among home workers reduce work–family conflict, home working is also associated with more unsocial work hours, which increases work–family conflict.

关于在家工作是否以及在什么条件下对家庭生活有利或不利的纵向证据基本上没有。本研究使用来自澳大利亚家庭、收入和劳动力动态调查的 15 波数据，调查了在家工作与父母之间的工作与家庭冲突之间的关联。固定效应结构方程模型表明，在家工作的时间越长，工作与家庭的冲突就越少。然而，这种关联只对那些大部分时间在家工作的人来说是相当大的（而且意义重大）。此外，与父亲相比，母亲从家庭工作中获得的好处要多得多。此外，中介分析表明，在家工作与工作-家庭冲突之间的关联部分受日程控制水平、通勤时间和非社会工作时间的调节。