What is the purpose for the article? 

            The purpose of this article is to tackle the work-family interface through the use of Frone’s (2003 bidirectional model. As a result of that, from the perspectives of this mode, the article intends to explain the work-family conflict is linked with numerous negative results whereas work-family facilitation is a process that positively associated with enhanced physical and mental well-being. In connection to that, the article uses various model and perceptions, especially from the field of vocational psychology so as to connect them and let the reader understand what work-related interface means (Whiston & Cinamon, 2015). In return, the intentions of the authors of this article entail proposing hypothetical interventions that can be used to increase facilitation and decrease conflict.
What is the author trying to accomplish?

            One of the things that the authors of this article desire to accomplish is to highlight the significance of the work-family interface as it is associated with individual physical and mental well-being. To be in the position of enabling the reader to understand their views, the authors embark on utilizing existing organizational perspectives. As a result of that, it is easier for the authors to make people understand the significance of career counselors in assisting a person to maintain balance between family and work. The authors’ intentions entail further highlighting how career counselors have the capability of enabling clients to explain the dynamics of work-family conflict (WFC) and work-family facilitation (WFF) interfaces.

            Moreover, the intention of the authors is to let the readers of this article to understand how modern career counseling approaches and theories can be used by counselors to address the WFC and WFF issues. As a result of that, it becomes easier for the authors to let readers of this article to appreciate the fact that in the process of exploring all issues associated with work-family interface, using recent models, and career counselors, it is possible to improve the quality of life of a person (Whiston & Cinamon, 2015). In return, such a process indicates that it has the potentials of fostering social change through persuading people to try and maintain balance in their work and family.
What issues or problems are raised?

            One of the issues that the article tries to raise is the issues regarding how to maintain balance between work and family. Furthermore, the article indicates how the work-family conflict has the potential of negatively impacting the health of a person. Ideally, what this indicates is the fact that success in work and family is one of the hallmarks for improving mental health. Despite that, the conflict that exists evolves as a result of the conceptualized pressure that a person encounters from work and the family. Since both are mutually incompatible, it implies that individual participation in a particular task is ultimately made more and more difficult by virtue of engaging in another activity.

            Another issue that is raised by the article is that one concerning the controversies regarding whether gender is a predictive factor between work-family conflict (WFC) and family-work conflict. The article, therefore tries to indicate that there exist no gender differences amongst the two in terms of its prevalence.  Similarly, the authors also try to raise the issues concerning the impacts of work-family facilitation and family-work facilitation (Whiston & Cinamon, 2015). It is found out the relationship between work-family facilitation produces both negative and positive benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                            Reference

Whiston, S., & Cinamon, R. (2015). The Work-Family Interface: Integrating Research and Career Counseling Practice. The Career Development Quarterly, 63(1), 44-56. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2015.00094.x