An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model of Work Challenge Stressors and Work-Family Outcomes: the Moderating Roles of Dual-Career Couples’ Stress Mindsets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Chen ◽  
Limin Hou
Keyword(s):  
Dual Career ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
Dual Career Couples ◽  
Actor Partner Interdependence Model ◽  
Work Family

A Qualitative Exploration of Role Salience among Malaysian Professional and Managerial Dual-Career Couples

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 741-752
Author(s):  
Rafiduraida Abdul Rahman Et.al
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Work Characteristics ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Role Salience ◽  
Dual Career Couples ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Work And Family Roles ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores work and family roles salience in the context of dual-career couples in Malaysia. Semi-structured qualitative interviews has been conducted on 18 couples in professional and managerial position. The data were transcribed and analyzed using template analysis. The findings revealed that several factors namely culture, religious values, gender, work characteristics and personal preferences influence the couples’ role salience. Women tend to face more struggles to maintain the salience of both roles despite the fact that couples regard both roles to be central to their lives. Factors such as culture and religious values influence the couples’ role salience making them holding to traditional gender attitude and reduce the impact of family to work. Some couples are more affected with spouse work condition or personal preferencesleading them to practice less traditional roles in their family arrangements.Conflicting views within couples also exist, which influence their challenges and satisfaction. This study adds to the work and family research using couple-level analysis in a non-Western context. The qualitative data gained has also enabled the study to extend the understanding on how the dynamic of the interaction between culture, religion, gender, work characteristics and personal preferences come into play to shape couples’ role salience and consequently their work-family experiences and perceptions.

Impact of workplace characteristics on work-family conflict of dual-career couples

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 883-907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhash C. Kundu ◽  
Rina S. Phogat ◽  
Saroj Kumar Datta ◽  
Neha Gahlawat
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Supervisory Support ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dual Career Couples ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of various workplace characteristics on work-family conflict among dual-career couples in India. Design/methodology/approach Primary data based on 393 employees belonging to dual-career couples were analyzed. Using multiple regression analysis, the study has attempted to find out the effects of workplace characteristics on work-family conflict in dual-career couples. Findings The findings indicate that not all workplace characteristics effect work-family conflict in dual-career couples. Out of 13 characteristics, 8 workplace characteristics, namely, development and flexibility, co-worker support, supervisory support, job competence, self-employee control, practicing overtime, flexibility and discrimination, are found to have significant effects on work-family conflict in dual-career couples. Research limitations/implications As this study is limited to the dual-career couples employed mainly in organizations operating in India, these results may not be generalized to other areas such as traditional career couples, self-employed member of couples and in other national contexts. Practical implications It would be beneficial for organizations to understand and implicate that adoption of certain workplace characteristics provide appropriate choices, freedom and environment for dual-career employees, which further encourage them to build effective amalgamation of work and family roles suiting their individual circumstances. Originality/value This study is an important and almost first study on dual-career couples in India on such issues. As a very scant number of researches have examined the impact of workplace characteristics on work-family conflict on such extensive basis, it definitely contributes to HR literature.

Evidence for Life Satisfaction Among Dual-Career Couples: The Interplay of Job, Career, and Family Satisfaction in Relation to Workplace Support

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (18) ◽  
pp. 2893-2921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neha Gahlawat ◽  
Rina S. Phogat ◽  
Subhash C. Kundu
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Workplace Support ◽  
Dual Career Couples ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Employees Satisfaction ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Using Data

Using data from 406 dual-career couple employees in the Indian context, the current study has indicated that favorable perceptions of workplace support variables like work–family balance actions, supervisor support, coworker support, work autonomy, and role clarity lead toward heightened life satisfaction among dual-career couples. However, this relationship is not as simple as it seems. Interestingly, none of the five workplace support initiatives are directly related to the life satisfaction among employees. Bootstrap results via serial mediation model establish that job satisfaction, career satisfaction, and family satisfaction mediate individually and serially the relationships between various workplace support variables and life satisfaction. Being first of its kind, the study has potential to prove beneficial in improving the lives of employees if thorough consideration is given to workplace support in relation to various types of employees’ satisfaction.

Effects of Sex, Parental Status, and Spouse Work Involvement in Dual-Career Couples

2000 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 919-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald J. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Parental Status ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Dual Career Couples ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Work Involvement ◽  
Work Outcome ◽  
Work Family

This study examined the effects of sex, parental status, and spouse's work involvement on measures of work-family experiences. Data were collected from women and men employed in similar jobs at the same organizational level in a large professional services firm using anonymously completed questionnaires. A response rate of 70% was achieved. Spouses of men worked fewer hours per week than the men did; spouses of women worked more hours per week than the women did. The effects of three independent variables (sex, presence of children, hours worked by spouse) were considered simultaneously. Each had independent and significant relationships with a majority of the work-family and work outcome measures. Implications for organizations are drawn to address the increasing priority of balancing work and family commitments in dual-career couples.

Overload and Work-Family Conflict among Australian Dual-Career Families: Moderating Effects of Support

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 907-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F. Elloy ◽  
Beth Mackie
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
Dual Career Couples ◽  
Australian Sample ◽  
Work Family

Individuals in dual-career situations have become increasingly common all over the world. For couples dealing with multiple demands, this lifestyle often generates stresses and strains at home and at work, which can have negative consequences for organizations. Most empirical research into this lifestyle has been conducted in the United States and Britain, and very little in Australia. This particular study, based on data from an Australian sample of 65 dual-career couples, analyzed the relation between overload and work-family conflict and the moderating effects of support (supervisor, coworkers, and friends). Results confirm that overload was significantly related to work-family conflict but no moderating effects were found for support. Limitations of the study and an organizational role in managing the work-family interface dual-career couples are discussed.

scholarly journals Dual-Career Couples in Bangladesh: Exploring the Challenges

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-57
Author(s):  
Nahneen Sultana ◽  
Ayesha Tabassum ◽  
Abu Md. Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Relationship Maintenance ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Dual Career ◽  
Family Work ◽  
Dual Career Couples ◽  
Education And Employment ◽  
Work Family

With the increased opportunity of women’s education and employment, the numbers of dual-career couples are increasing in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. As a result, these couples are confronting various types of problems every day, as they need to maintain both the work and family role demands simultaneously. After an extensive literature review, the study was initiated to explore the challenges of dual-career couples in terms of Dhaka, Bangladesh. A structured questionnaire was used as a means of data collection and the survey was conducted on 155 dual-career couples (N = 310) in Dhaka. Principle component analysis revealed nine challenges that are encountered by dual-career couples. These challenges include childcare, family-work conflicts, work-family conflicts, marital relations, dependency on others for housekeeping and childcare, personal well-being, family activity maintenance, housekeeping, and social relationship maintenance. 

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