[Process of coping with work-family conflicts in dual-income couples with children].
This study elucidates processes of coping with work-family conflicts in double-income couples with children. Eight stories of dilemmas concerning work-family conflicts were constructed. Regular employees (N=20) were instructed to narrate the parts of the story in which they thought about how to cope with work-family conflict situations. The protocol analyses revealed the following: (a) most people prioritized their home over their jobs when their families encountered difficult situations, and (b) in cases where either spouse had a demanding or difficult job, there were gender differences with regard to the process of coping with work-family conflicts. The implications of these results are discussed.
Kohori
Ayako
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Institute of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, Niigata University, Ikarashi, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan. kohori@ed.niigata-u.ac.jp
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D014931:Women, Working; D014937:Work