ERIC Number: EJ1180975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 29
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ISSN: ISSN-2162-3104
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Work-Family Balance and Psychosocial Adjustment of Married International Students
Bulgan, Gökçe; Çiftçi, Ayse
Journal of International Students, v8 n2 p1079-1107 2018
The authors investigated how work-family balance mediated the relationship between personality traits, gender roles, social support, and psychosocial adjustment. Data were collected from 243 married international graduate students (MIGSs) studying in the United States. Results of structural equation modeling indicated that personality traits influence the psychosocial adjustment process. In addition, being extraverted, agreeable, and conscientious contributed to balancing academic and family life, whereas having neurotic tendencies such as experiencing depression and anxiety diminished work-family balance. Work-family balance did not mediate the relationship between personality traits, gender roles, social support, and psychosocial adjustment. The authors discussed the findings by considering clinical implications and making suggestions for future research.
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Foreign Students, Marriage, Individual Development, Student Adjustment, Personality Traits, Sex Role, Social Capital, Graduate Students, Structural Equation Models, Correlation, Likert Scales, Models, Hypothesis Testing, Factor Analysis, Multivariate Analysis, Maximum Likelihood Statistics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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