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ERIC Number: EJ692374
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 27
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0192-513X
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Work-Family Facilitation and Conflict, Working Fathers and Mothers, Work-Family Stressors and Support
Hill, E. Jeffrey
Journal of Family Issues, v26 n6 p793-819 2005
Work-family research frequently focuses on the conflict experienced by working mothers. Using data from the National Study of the Changing Workforce (N = 1,314), this study also examined work-family facilitation and working fathers. Ecological systems, family stress, family resilience, and sex role theories were used to organize the data and create hypotheses. Work-to-family facilitation was positively related to job satisfaction and life satisfaction, and negatively related to individual stress. Family-to-work facilitation was positively related to marital satisfaction, family satisfaction, and life satisfaction, and negatively related to organizational commitment. Working fathers reported long work hours (49 hours/week), major involvement in household responsibilities (46 hours/week), and a work culture less supportive of their family life than working mothers reported. However, working fathers reported less work-family conflict, less individual stress, and greater family satisfaction, marital satisfaction, and life satisfaction than working mothers. The results support including facilitation and gender in future work-family research.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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