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Coping with work and family: how do dual-earners interact?
Marisa Matias1, Anne Marie Fontaine
1Center for Psychology at University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
|January 21, 2015
Summary
Dual-earner couples face work-family challenges. This study reveals that partners
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Dual-earner households increasingly face challenges balancing work and family responsibilities.
- Effective coping strategies are crucial for mitigating work-family conflict and enhancing enrichment.
- Traditional gender roles may influence the dynamics of work-family balance within couples.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mutual influence of partners on the utilization of work-family coping strategies.
- To identify factors associated with better work-family outcomes (enrichment and conflict reduction).
- To examine the distinct effects of coping strategies on men and women within dual-earner couples.
Main Methods:
- Couple-level analyses using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM).
- Inclusion of 100 dual-earner couples in the study sample.
- Quantitative assessment of work-family conflict, enrichment, and coping strategy use.
Main Results:
- Women's coping strategy use is more strongly linked to work-family conflict and enrichment than men's.
- Positive attitudes towards multiple roles, planning skills, and avoiding professional cutbacks correlate with better outcomes.
- Use of childcare facilities is surprisingly associated with increased conflict for women; partner effects are mainly seen in management and planning skills.
Conclusions:
- Gender roles significantly shape work-family dynamics and coping strategy effectiveness.
- Management and planning skills have differential impacts on men's and women's conflict and enrichment.
- Interventions addressing work-family issues should consider the interdependence between partners.
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