This study reports the development and initial validation of the "Career Futures Inventory-Revised" (CFI-R) in two large samples of university students. The 28-item CFI-R assesses aspects of career adaptability, including positive career planning attitudes, general outcome expectations, and components of Parsons' tripartite model and…

Work-family conflict (WFC) has been examined from a unidimensional approach, yet recent research has revealed three types (i.e., time, strain, and behavior) and two directions of work-family conflict. Previous researchers suggested that college students are unable to discern between the multiple-facets of WFC, thus measured anticipated WFC…

This study investigated interrelations between conflict and facilitation in work and family domains, with spousal, managerial, and collegial social support serving as antecedents, and professional vigor and burnout as outcomes. Participants were 322 female, married teachers. Regression analyses revealed complex relations between conflict and…

The aim of this study was twofold. The first intention was to examine the factorial validity of a work/family interaction in terms of the direction of influence (work-to-family vs. family-to-work) and type of effect (conflict vs. facilitation). Second, gender differences along these four dimensions of work/family interaction were explored. Data…

The Self-Efficacy for Work-Family Conflict Management Scale (SE-WFC), developed in Israel, was designed to assess beliefs regarding one's ability to manage conflict between work and family roles. This study examined the factor structure, reliability, and validity of an English language version of the SE-WFC in a sample of 159 working mothers in…

Self-efficacy expectation to perform in both male- and female-dominated occupations and salience in work and home roles were assessed in 64 female and 49 male undergraduates. Self-efficacy in traditionally male occupations predicted commitment to work role for women but not for men. Women expected to participate in more home-related activities.…

The results of five studies illustrated sound psychometric properties of the CAS when used with adolescent, college, and postcollege samples comprised predominantly of White women. The final eight-item measure demonstrated strong test-retest reliability over a 2-week period and evidenced moderate internal consistency. Convergent validity was…

Female students (177 high school, 394 undergraduate, 354 graduate) completed the Attitudes toward Multiple Role Planning scales. Reliability of four of five scales was demonstrated; confirmatory factor analyses supported a four-factor model. Validity analyses confirmed hypothesized differences in role planning based on role involvement and…

Argues that separate career development theories and measures for women focus on their need to cope with multiple roles, but assume that child care is women's responsibility. Suggests a broader perceptive about the roles of work and family that would enable measures and theories developed for women to be applied to both men and women. (SK)

A study of 164 employed women with children found that women with secure or avoidant attachment styles were more likely to cope with hypothetical role conflicts using structural role redefinition. Ambivalently attached women used reactive role behavior. No relationship was found among coping styles, attachment styles, and work environment. (SK)

Suggests that the structure of work in society as well as individual perceptions of it must be changed because the current structure is a huge barrier to women's success as well as to workers' health and relationships. (SK)

The process of reproducing gender through discourses can inhibit role sharing and multiple roles for women. Two discourses influence the psyches of men and women to reproduce ideal types: women and men as equals and men as incompetent caregivers. (SK)

Research on women's career adjustment typically investigates satisfaction in relation to work experiences, managing multiple roles, and occupational transitions. Researchers need to use multidimensional assessments of satisfaction and more qualitative approaches. (SK)