A trio of researchers find that higher career engagement does deplete home life resources, but raise hope that employer-run work-life programs, open discussions with managers about work and family demands, and individual conscientiousness can mitigate the conflict.

Too Engaged? A Conservation of Resources View of the Relationship Between Work Engagement and Work Interference With Family Jonathon Halbesleben, Jaron Harvey, & Mark Bolino Journal of Applied Psychology (2009) 94(6), 1452–1465 www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/centers/cwf/Kanter/jpg/Halbesleben.pdf

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