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Fathers' work experiences effect children's behaviors via job‐related affect and parenting behaviors
Author(s) -
Stewart Wendy,
Barling Julian
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199605)17:3<221::aid-job741>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - psychology , affect (linguistics) , job satisfaction , social psychology , competence (human resources) , job attitude , path analysis (statistics) , shyness , mood , job performance , developmental psychology , anxiety , statistics , mathematics , communication , psychiatry
We suggest that fathers' work experiences (decision latitude, job demands, job insecurity and interrole conflict) indirectly influence children's behaviors (acting out, shyness and school competence) through their sequential effects on job‐related affect (job satisfaction, negative job‐related mood and job tension) and parenting behaviors (punishing, rejecting and authoritative behaviors). Data on work experiences, job‐related affect and parenting behaviors were obtained from 189 fathers; teachers provided ratings of the children's behaviors. Path analysis provided support for the proposed model. Conceptual implications and suggestions for future research on fathers' employment and the links between work and family are discussed.