The role of individual differences in particular autonomy-connectedness in women's and men's work-family balance.
Individual differences are increasingly considered important in the relationship between work-family balance and health. The present study examined the role of autonomy-connectedness in positive and negative work-family interaction and family-work interaction. We also investigated the relationship of work-family interaction and family-work interaction with positive and negative affect, coping patterns, and demographic characteristics. All variables under study were measured with questionnaires in a Dutch sample of 205 respondents. As expected, the individual difference factors were substantially associated with work-family interaction and family-work interaction; together they accounted for 10 to 39% of their variance. In particular, negative affect and the autonomy-connectedness components Sensitivity to others and Capacity for managing new situations appeared to be strongly related to work-family interactions. Health implications of the findings are discussed and recommendations for further research are presented.
Department of Clinical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands. m.h.j.bekker@uvt.nl
Marrie H J
MH
Bekker
Jolanda J P
JJ
Willemse
Jacqueline W J M
JW
De Goeij
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D004651:Employment; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D012941:Social Responsibility; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult