title: A dyadic model of the work-family interface: a study of dual-earner couples in China.
abstract: This study adopted a spillover-crossover model to examine the roles of personality and perceived social support as antecedents of the work-family interface among dual-earner couples in China. Married couples (N = 306) from 2 major cities in China (Shanghai and Jinan) completed questionnaires measuring a relationship-oriented personality trait (i.e., family orientation), perceived family and work support, and work-family conflict and enhancement. The results showed that family orientation and perceived family support was positively associated with family-to-work enhancement and negatively associated with family-to-work conflict for both husbands and wives. Perceived work support was positively associated with family-to-work enhancement for wives and negatively associated with work-to-family conflict for husbands. Similarities in family orientation between partners were positively correlated with the individual's family-to-work enhancement. This study also illustrated the crossover of the work-family interface between dual-earner couples by using the actor-partner interdependence model. The pattern of associations between personality trait and perceived social support varied by gender. Husbands' family orientation was negatively correlated with work-to-family enhancement experienced by wives, and husbands' perceived work support was positively correlated with work-to-family enhancement experienced by wives. Wives' perceived work support was positively correlated with family-to-work conflict experienced by husbands.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. myho@psy.cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Man Yee
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Xuefei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fanny M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Everett L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Worthington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires