The widespread use of mobile devices has facilitated continuous connectivity between work and family, leading to boundary violations between these two domains. While prior research has focused on how mobile technologies enable work to intrude into individuals' personal lives outside of work hours, there is limited research exploring how these technologies also allow family matters to encroach upon the work environment (i.e., Mobile-based Work Boundary Violations, MWBVs). Using Experience Sampling Methodology, we collected 2,610 responses from employees and their spouses to investigate the harmful effects of MWBVs. Drawing on Border Theory, we propose that MWBVs affect both cognitive (i.e. work-related rumination) and relational (i.e. spousal conflict) aspects, and in turn affect family well-being. Furthermore, our findings suggest that job control acts as a protective factor, mitigating the adverse consequences of MWBVs. We discuss the implications of these results for theory, future information systems research, and managerial practices.
