It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?

Introduction Married couples often do influence each other’s emotions and behaviors. The effect of this interpersonal marriage relationship on emotional job demands and job performance toward work-family conflict (WFC) is still under research. This article aims to determine the effects of married c...

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Main Authors: Afifah Idris, Rosnah Ismail
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Language:English
Published: Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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spelling ukm-115842018-04-14T23:12:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11584/ It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict? Afifah Idris, Rosnah Ismail, Introduction Married couples often do influence each other’s emotions and behaviors. The effect of this interpersonal marriage relationship on emotional job demands and job performance toward work-family conflict (WFC) is still under research. This article aims to determine the effects of married couple’s job factors (emotional job demands and job performance) on wife’s WFC. Methods A total of 120 dyads in private sectors were recruited via private invitations to social gatherings. Packets of self-administered questionnaires were given included emotional domain of Demand-Induced Strain Compensation, Spielberger Trait Anger Scale, work-family conflict and job performance measures. Dyadic analysis using Actor-Partner Interdependence Model was used. Results The emotional demand of wife significantly contribute higher effect (ES= 0.34 (95%CI: 0.23, 0.45); p<0.001) compared to emotional job demand of husband on wife’s WFC (ES= 0.14 (95%CI: 0.03, 0.25); p=0.011). The job performance of wife significantly contribute higher effect (ES= 0.29 (95%CI: 0.17, 0.40); p<0.001) compared to job performance of husband on the wife’s WFC (ES= 0.17 (95%CI: 0.06, 0.29); p=0.003). Both wife and husband influenced each other pertaining to emotional job demands (r=0.35, 95%CI: 0.22, 0.48) and job performance (r=0.51, 95%CI: 0.38, 0.64) on the wife’s WFC. Overall, the APIM model explains of 22.9% and 25.1% of the total of non-independence of emotional job demands and job performance toward WFC, respectively. Conclusions Wife’s WFC was influenced by both herself and her partner’s emotional job demands and performance. All resources should be channeled to working wives to prevent any health and job outcomes resulted from the work-family conflict. Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11584/1/86-939-1-PB.pdf Afifah Idris, and Rosnah Ismail, (2018) It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict? International Journal of Public Health Research, 8 (1). pp. 885-893. ISSN 2232-0245 http://spaj.ukm.my/ijphr/index.php/ijphr/issue/view/10
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description Introduction Married couples often do influence each other’s emotions and behaviors. The effect of this interpersonal marriage relationship on emotional job demands and job performance toward work-family conflict (WFC) is still under research. This article aims to determine the effects of married couple’s job factors (emotional job demands and job performance) on wife’s WFC. Methods A total of 120 dyads in private sectors were recruited via private invitations to social gatherings. Packets of self-administered questionnaires were given included emotional domain of Demand-Induced Strain Compensation, Spielberger Trait Anger Scale, work-family conflict and job performance measures. Dyadic analysis using Actor-Partner Interdependence Model was used. Results The emotional demand of wife significantly contribute higher effect (ES= 0.34 (95%CI: 0.23, 0.45); p<0.001) compared to emotional job demand of husband on wife’s WFC (ES= 0.14 (95%CI: 0.03, 0.25); p=0.011). The job performance of wife significantly contribute higher effect (ES= 0.29 (95%CI: 0.17, 0.40); p<0.001) compared to job performance of husband on the wife’s WFC (ES= 0.17 (95%CI: 0.06, 0.29); p=0.003). Both wife and husband influenced each other pertaining to emotional job demands (r=0.35, 95%CI: 0.22, 0.48) and job performance (r=0.51, 95%CI: 0.38, 0.64) on the wife’s WFC. Overall, the APIM model explains of 22.9% and 25.1% of the total of non-independence of emotional job demands and job performance toward WFC, respectively. Conclusions Wife’s WFC was influenced by both herself and her partner’s emotional job demands and performance. All resources should be channeled to working wives to prevent any health and job outcomes resulted from the work-family conflict.
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author Afifah Idris,
Rosnah Ismail,
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Rosnah Ismail,
It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?
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Rosnah Ismail,
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title It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?
title_short It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?
title_full It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?
title_fullStr It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?
title_full_unstemmed It takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?
title_sort it takes two to tango: how large the effects of job factors on wife’s work-family conflict?
publisher Jabatan Kesihatan Masyarakat, Pusat Perubatan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11584/
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