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Publication Date: 2006-Mar
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Anticipated Work-Family Conflict: Effects of Gender, Self-Efficacy, and Family Background
Cinamon, Rachel Gali
Career Development Quarterly, v54 n3 p202-215 Mar 2006
Anticipated levels of 2 types of work-family conflict (WFC) were studied among 358 students from 2 universities. The study examined the contribution of gender, parental models of child care and housework, and self-efficacy to the variance in anticipated WFC. Findings demonstrated that the bidirectionality of the relations between work and family life also exists in anticipated conflicts. A number of gender-related differences emerged: Women anticipated higher levels of work interfering with family and family interfering with work and demonstrated lower efficacy in managing these conflicts than did men. Exposure to an egalitarian child care model correlated with lower anticipated levels of work interfering with family. Self-efficacy correlated negatively with both types of conflict. Implications for further research and career programs are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, Self Efficacy, Family Characteristics, Family Life, Gender Differences, Foreign Countries, Marriage, College Students, Questionnaires, Regression (Statistics), Parent Influence, Child Rearing, Housework, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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