With the close economic relationship between Hong Kong and the Mainland, cross‐border commutes for work have become an increasingly common work‐family arrangement for Hong Kong residents. Due to the special social context of Mainland China, the impact of the cross‐border work arrangement is mostly understood in terms of the cost or its negative impact on the families involved. However, this overlooks positive adjustment and its protective factors, which are present in many families. A clear conceptual framework is also lacking in previous studies. The different perspectives on work‐related mobility and family adjustment are reviewed. The resiliency perspective helps to provide a more inclusive understanding of the phenomenon. Based on the findings of in‐depth interviews with 20 families, this paper discusses the protective factors of family adjustment in relation to the cross‐border arrangements of Hong Kong residents.

隨著香港與內地密切經濟關系的建立，跨境工作已成為一種越來越常見於香港居民的工作與家庭安排。由於中國大陸特殊的社會環境，多數對跨境工作的理解都集中於這種工作安排對家庭的負面影響而忽略了其積極的調整和保護因素。同時，以往的研究也往往缺乏清晰的概念框架。本文回顧了不同角度討論與就業相關的人口流動和家庭適應的研究，希望有助於提供一個更全面的理解。本文根據與二十個家庭深度訪談的結果，討論了家庭適應的保護因素與香港居民跨境工作安排的關系。

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