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Published on: January 25, 2018
The Mediating Role of Work-Life Balance Between Perceived Partner Support and Satisfaction with Food-Related Life in
Berta Schnettler1,2,3,4, Andrés Concha-Salgado5, Klaus G Grunert6
1Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambiente, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4811230, Chile.
Background:
Partner support and work-life balance (WLB) are important for families' well-being. Previous research has linked perceived family support, WLB, and satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL); however, there is limited information regarding each parent's support from their partner. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, the work-home resources, and the actor-partner interdependence model (APIM), this study examined the direct and indirect effects of parents' perceived partner support, WLB, and the SWFoL of dual-income parents and their adolescents, considering the moderating role of parents' gender-transcendent attitudes.
Methods:
A total of 516 dual-earning parents with one adolescent child were recruited in Chile using non-probability sampling. The parents completed scales measuring perceived partner support, WLB, and gender role attitudes. The three family members responded to the Satisfaction with Food-Related Life scale. The data were analyzed using the mediation APIM, structural equation modeling, and multi-group analysis.
Results:
The model fit was robust (RMSEA = 0.016; SRMR = 0.052; CFI = 0.982; TLI = 0.978). The findings showed that the mothers' SWFoL was indirectly and positively affected by their and the fathers' perceived partner support through both parents' WLB. The fathers' SWFoL was directly and positively affected by their perceived partner support and indirectly via their WLB. The adolescents' SWFoL was directly and positively affected by the mothers' perceived partner support and indirectly by the fathers' perceived partner support through the fathers' WLB. In families where the fathers exhibited low gender-transcendent attitudes, the relationship between the mothers' perceived partner support and WLB was stronger.
Conclusions:
Thus, it can be concluded that the mediating role of work-life balance is significant, as it facilitates the transmission of resources within and between individuals to enhance parents' and adolescents' SWFoL.
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