The interactive effects of proactive personality and work-family interference on well-being.
Proactive personality was expected to moderate the relationship between controllable work and nonwork stressors (e.g., time-based work-family interference) and job/life satisfaction. Moderated multiple regression analyses of survey data from a sample of professionals (N=133) revealed a significant interaction between time-based family interfering-with work and proactive personality predicting life satisfaction and several main effects offering partial support for the hypothesized relationships (alpha<.05). No other interactions between proactive personality and other forms of work-family interference were observed. The benefits of proactive personality may only emerge when personal control over occupational stressors can be exercised.
Cunningham
Christopher J L
CJ
Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN 37403, USA. Chris-Cunningham@utc.edu
De La Rosa
Gabriel M
GM
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002605:Character; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011340:Problem Solving; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology*