A cross‐cultural study of work/family demands, work/family conflict and wellbeing: the Taiwanese vs British

This research aims to analyze the management of work-family conflict, family-work conflict, job stress, and its implementation that affect employee satisfaction of PT Langgang Buana Perkasa. Work and family are two important spheres in an adult’s social life. The need will not be met if unemployed. Today, a profession is also a mirror of self-actualization. Without family, individuals will feel alone and there is no place to give love. PT Langgang Buana Perkasa is a company engaged in ground handling services and transportation services on several airlines, which is located at Sultan Babullah airport, Ternate, North Maluku Province, Indonesia. This research used a qualitative descriptive method. Data were obtained through in-depth interviews and questionnaires. Literature and documentation studies are carried out to collect secondary data related to the object of research, including employees of PT Langgang Buana Perkasa, flight schedules, and PT Langgang Buana Perkasa. The data sources were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The results showed that (1) There are three characteristics of work-family conflict. Based on these three characteristics, it indicates that most employees experience conflict in work-family, but it does not affect job satisfaction; (2) There are five characteristics of family-work conflicts but employees still apply professionalism. This indicates that there is no direct conflict but it can trigger stress due to family demands on religious holidays and public holidays; (3) Physical exhaustion can lead to conflict when faced with family demands regarding that role.

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Work-oriented men and women: Similar levels of work-family conflict and guilt yet different coping strategies

Psychological Thought ◽

10.5964/psyct.v11i2.291 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 195-211 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cátia Sousa ◽

Katherina Kuschel ◽

Ana Brito ◽

Gabriela Gonçalves

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

First Century ◽

Professional Life ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Men And Women ◽

The Family ◽

Family Demands ◽

Work Family

Balancing family and professional roles has become one of the challenges of the twenty-first century. This exploratory study aims to analyse the guilt, losses, aspirations and difficulties associated with work-family interaction and the career centrality of men and women, as well as their strategies to cope with work-family conflict. Using questionnaire and interview data of 73 Portuguese participants (41 men and 32 women), we showed that the women experienced the most guilt and loss and greater difficulties in balancing family and professional life. Yet contrary to the literature, the women in this sample assigned great importance to their career (even higher than men), but they felt that their potential for success at work was constrained due to the family demands. Prioritizing family over work gives work-centered women a sense of sacrifice, loss and guilt.

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Gendering the job demands-resources model: work‐family conflict in Taiwan

Families Relationships and Societies ◽

10.1332/204674319x15645384271053 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 431-450 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lake Lui ◽

Chin-fen Chang

Keyword(s):

Family Conflict ◽

Labour Force ◽

Job Demands ◽

Labour Force Participation ◽

Family Characteristics ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Female Labour ◽

Family Demands ◽

Work Family ◽

Using Data

Numerous studies show that job demands increase work-to-family conflict (WFC), while job resources have mixed effects on it. Yet the way in which their effects on WFC differ by gender is under-explored in Asian societies, where increasing female labour force participation coexists with traditional gender beliefs. Using data from the Taiwan Social Change Survey (TSCS) (N = 1,265), we find that mechanisms by which employment and family characteristics affect WFC differ for men and women. Having young children strengthens the effect of weekend work on WFC for women, but not for men. Working from home blurs work‐family roles for women, but not for men. Increased family demands increases men’s but not women’s vulnerability to WFC, even though men do less housework. This study illuminates the importance of a gender-sensitive and culturally grounded explanation for WFC.

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When workplace family-support is misallocated: effects of value congruence and fairness perceptions on supervisor family-support

Journal of Management & Organization ◽

10.1017/jmo.2021.35 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Lisa W. Sublett ◽

Lisa M. Penney ◽

Cody Bok

Keyword(s):

Family Support ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Value Congruence ◽

Work Demands ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Staff Members ◽

Southern Us ◽

Family Demands ◽

Work Family ◽

Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors

Abstract To better manage our work demands and family demands, we often erect mental or physical ‘boundaries’ to help manage our experiences. However, preferences for preserving these boundaries differ across individuals (e.g., some individuals may prefer to segment work/family roles, while others may prefer to integrate these roles) and employees may not always have similar preferences/values as their supervisors. Applying a resource framework from the job demands-resources model (JD-R; Bakker & Demerouti, 2007), we explicate the process through which supervisor–employee value congruence reduces work–family conflict, when supervisors provide valuable emotional and instrumental resources through family-supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB). Furthermore, we find evidence that supervisors can demonstrate adequate FSSB even when having incongruent values with employees by fairly allocating and individually tailoring family-support. With a diverse sample of 815 staff members from four southern US universities, we conduct mediation and moderation analyses to test our hypotheses.

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