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Work‐family strains and gains among two‐earner couples
Author(s) -
Marshall Nancy L.,
Barnett Rosalind C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(199301)21:1<64::aid-jcop2290210108>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - workload , work (physics) , psychology , quality (philosophy) , sample (material) , social psychology , developmental psychology , management , economics , mechanical engineering , philosophy , chemistry , epistemology , chromatography , engineering
This paper investigates the sources of work‐family strains and gains in a sample of 300 two‐earner couples. Although most men and women report work‐family gains, not all individuals experienced work‐family strains. Workload and the quality of experiences at work and at home were major predictors of work‐family strains. Experiences at work and at home, social support, and sex‐role attitudes were major predictors of work‐family gains.