According to the Social Role Theory, people have higher expectations of men＇s role at work place and higher expectations of women＇s role at home. Under such expectations, men and women form different attitudes to work roles as well as family roles （i.e., males may be more work focused）. Yet, the conclusions of previous studies about the gender differences in the work-family conflict are not consistent, which is largely due to the improper controlling of the confounding variables, such as job categories, positions, spouses＇ work status, num...
