Gender differences and similarities in coping responses to anticipated work-family conflict.
This study examined the relationships among gender, coping, and anticipated work-family conflict for career-bound men and women. 256 university students enrolled in a university in northern Louisiana participated. Multivariate and univariate analyses were used to examine (a) potential gender differences with respect to anticipated work-family conflict and work-family coping mechanisms and (b) the role coping processes may play in mediating the relationship between gender and anticipated work-family conflict. The results indicated significant differences between the sexes with respect to anticipated work-family conflict as well as to expected use of various coping strategies to manage anticipated work-family conflict. Contrary to expectations, coping strategies did not mediate the relationship between gender and work-family conflict. The issue of coping as a mediator variable as well as the study's primary implications for students and professional educators are addressed.
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Louisiana Tech University, Ruston 71272-0044.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012951:Socialization; D013240:Stereotyping; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*