Rhythms of life: antecedents and outcomes of work-family balance in employed parents.
This study examined antecedents and outcomes of a fourfold taxonomy of work-family balance in terms of the direction of influence (work-family vs. family-work) and type of effect (conflict vs. facilitation). Respondents were full-time employed parents in India. Confirmatory factor analysis results provided evidence for the discriminant validity of M. R. Frone's (2003) fourfold taxonomy of work-family balance. Results of moderated regression analysis revealed that different processes underlie the conflict and facilitation components. Furthermore, gender had only a limited moderating influence on the relationships between the antecedents and the components of work-family balance. Last, work-family facilitation was related to the work outcomes of job satisfaction and organizational commitment.
Aryee
Samuel
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Department of Management, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. saryee@hkbu.edu.hk
Srinivas
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Tan
Hwee Hoon
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004651:Employment; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010551:Personality; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011788:Quality of Life; D016526:Workload