The Effects of Positive Affectivity and Support on Work-Family and Family-Work Conflict: A Study of Employees In Travel Agencies

ABSTRACT: There has been a great deal of research in work family conflict (WFC) and family work conflict (FWC) in the Travel Agencies of employees WFC and FWC has been widely accepted by travel industries all over the world. Many authors and scholars have written on the implications and implementation of WFC and FWC within the Tourism Sector as including employees of travel agencies, however very little study has been conducted on small island organization and in particular North Cyprus. Work Family conflict which referred as WFC and Family Work Conflict which referred as FWC in this thesis is a newly developed concept among the travel agencies of employees especially (A) travel agencies. In addition, being a newly developed concept, non concept, and non research can be found on the adaptation of WFC and FWC within the Travel Agencies of employees in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus referred to in this research paper as the T.R.N.C. This research is the first attempt in T.R.N.C. to investigate the understanding of the effects of positive affectivity and support on work family conflict and family work conflict and its applications among leading travel agencies in Magosa, Girne, Lefkoşa and Güzelyurt. The research explores how travel agencies of employees affected by positive affectivity and supported on Work-Family Conflict (WFC) and Family-Work Conflict (FWC) in their organizations and how thus employees perceived the ideas associated with their work and how it affects their family life. The results demonstrate that employees in travel agencies in the T.R.N.C. have basic understanding of how their work stress and long time shifts play negative feelings in family life. Keywords: WFC, FWC, Supervisor Support, Positive Affectivity, Time-based WFC, Strain-based WFC, Behavior-based WFC, Time-based FWC, Strain- based FWC, Behavior- based FWC, T.R.N.C, Travel Agencies Employees. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………