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SummaryThe study examined the impact of work and family role characteristics on work±family con¯ict, and indicators of psychological well being among self-employed and organizationally employed women and men. Results show that employment type and gender have independent main effects on several of the study variables. Self-employed persons enjoy greater autonomy and schedule¯exibility at work, and report higher levels of job involvement and job satisfaction than those employed in organizations. However, they also experience higher levels of work±family con¯ict, and lower family satisfaction than organizational employees. The ®ndings suggest that there are trade-offs between the costs and bene®ts of selfemployment, and that business ownership is not a panacea for balancing work and family role responsibilties. Directions for future research are discussed.

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The study examined relationships among work and family role stressors, work—family conflict, social support, and well‐being using data gathered from 119 men and 119 women who were partners in a two‐career relationship. Results showed that within‐domain relationships of stressors with well‐being are stronger than between‐domain relationships. Thus, work and family role stressors were primarily related to job satisfaction and family satisfaction respectively, whereas work and family role stressors as well as work—family conflict were associated with overall life stress. Similar results were found for the relationships of social support with well‐being. Work support was associated with increased job satisfaction, while spouse support was associated with greater family satisfaction. Some gender differences were found in the relationships of stressors and social support with well‐being. Implications of the findings for future research on work—family dynamics were discussed.