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Father Influences on Employed Mothers Work–Family Balance

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	Abstract

This study employed the ecological systems perspective and gender ideology theory to examine the influence of fathers’ paid work–family crossover and family involvement on self-reports of work–family balance by employed mothers with children under the age of 13 (N = 179). Multiple regression analyses revealed that fathers’ crossover factors had a significant influence on mothers’ perceptions of successful work–family balance. Mothers reported lower levels of work–family balance when fathers brought more stress from work to home. Mothers with more traditional gender ideologies reported higher levels of work–family balance when the father had a flexible job and when he was more involved in child care.

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