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Keywords
Work-life balance--Psychological aspects; Work and family--Psychological aspects; Academic theses;
Abstract
The American work environment is quite different than it was just a few decades ago. Researchers, popular media, and employers alike have wondered how the changing labor environment is affecting employees. Participants in this study (N = 171) were 18 years of age or older, employed full-time and had at least one dependent child living at home. Of interest in this study was how well three measures of the work-family interface were able to predict five work-related consequences that would be of interest to employers. Work-family balance predicted both job satisfaction and intentions to quit, work-family conflict predicted job tension/strain and family-work conflict predicted intentions to quit. Results support the notion that work-family balance is an important factor in the lives of American workers. It is also worthy to note that work-family balance offered different results in comparison to work-family conflict and family-work conflict. This lends credible evidence to the concept that work-family balance is a distinct psychological construct.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Adam Butler
Second Advisor
Michael Gasser
Third Advisor
Brenda Bass
Date Original
2010
Object Description
1 PDF file (58 leaves)
Copyright
©2010 Sasha Marie Burnett
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Burnett, Sasha Marie, "Consequences of Work-Family Balance and Comparisons With Work-Family and Family-Work Conflict" (2010). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2260.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2260
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