Work-Family Facilitation and Conflict, Working Fathers and Mothers, Work-Family Stressors and Support

作者：E. Jeffrey Hill · 发表于：Journal of Family Issues · 年份：2005 · DOI：10.1177/0192513x05277542 · 被引用次数：569 · 研究领域：Work-Family Balance Challenges、Workaholism, burnout, and well-being、Emotional Labor in Professions

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.