Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study

Previous research on women has focus on the influence of the overall work- or family-role experiences rather than on the specific characteristics of each role. Using multi-dimensional measures of work- or family-role experiences, this study first examined (Time 1) the additive cumulative contributio...

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Main Author: Noor, Noraini M.
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Published: Wiley 1995
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spelling iium-545782017-03-28T03:03:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54578/ Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study Noor, Noraini M. BF636 Applied psychology Previous research on women has focus on the influence of the overall work- or family-role experiences rather than on the specific characteristics of each role. Using multi-dimensional measures of work- or family-role experiences, this study first examined (Time 1) the additive cumulative contributions of role experiences in the prediction of women's well-being (happiness and symptoms of psychological distress). While work overload significantly predicted distress at Time 2, none of the family-role variables was related to well-being. Second, as the sample was made up of two groups of women who differed in occupational status (secretaries and professional women), it was possible that the effect of overload on distress might be conditioned by occupational status. The group X overload interaction term was found to be highly significant (p<.007); high occupational status moderated the negative effects of work overload. By contrast, secretaries were adversely affected by work overload. These results are discussed in relation to the existing literature, with reference to women work and family roles in relation to women's well-being, and the effects of occupational status on helath outcomes. Wiley 1995-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54578/6/54578-article.pdf Noor, Noraini M. (1995) Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study. British Journal of Social Psychology, 34 (1). pp. 87-106. ISSN 0144-6665 E-ISSN 2044-8309 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.2044-8309.1995.tb01050.x/full 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1995.tb01050.x
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Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study
description Previous research on women has focus on the influence of the overall work- or family-role experiences rather than on the specific characteristics of each role. Using multi-dimensional measures of work- or family-role experiences, this study first examined (Time 1) the additive cumulative contributions of role experiences in the prediction of women's well-being (happiness and symptoms of psychological distress). While work overload significantly predicted distress at Time 2, none of the family-role variables was related to well-being. Second, as the sample was made up of two groups of women who differed in occupational status (secretaries and professional women), it was possible that the effect of overload on distress might be conditioned by occupational status. The group X overload interaction term was found to be highly significant (p<.007); high occupational status moderated the negative effects of work overload. By contrast, secretaries were adversely affected by work overload. These results are discussed in relation to the existing literature, with reference to women work and family roles in relation to women's well-being, and the effects of occupational status on helath outcomes.
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author Noor, Noraini M.
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title Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study
title_short Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study
title_full Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study
title_fullStr Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study
title_full_unstemmed Work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: A longitudinal study
title_sort work and family roles in relation to women's well-being: a longitudinal study
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