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Work-Family Facilitation and Conflict, Working Fathers and Mothers, Work-Family Stressors and Support

E. Jeffrey Hill

Brigham Young University School of Family Life, jeff_hill{at}byu.edu

Work-family research frequently focuses on the conflict experienced by working mothers. Using data from the National Study of the Changing Workforce (N = 1,314), this study also examined work-family facilitation and working fathers. Ecological systems, family stress, family resilience, and sex role theories were used to organize the data and create hypotheses. Work-to-family facilitation was positively related to job satisfaction and life satisfaction, and negatively related to individual stress. Family-to-work facilitation was positively related to marital satisfaction, family satisfaction, and life satisfaction, and negatively related to organizational commitment. Working fathers reported long work hours (49 hours/week), major involvement in household responsibilities (46 hours/week), and a work culture less supportive of their family life than working mothers reported. However, working fathers reported less work-family conflict, less individual stress, and greater family satisfaction, marital satisfaction, and life satisfaction than working mothers. The results support including facilitation and gender in future work-family research.

Key Words: job satisfaction • marital satisfaction • work and family • work-family conflict • work-family facilitation • working fathers • working mothers

Journal of Family Issues, Vol. 26, No. 6, 793-819 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X05277542
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