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Type of employment, work–family conflict and well‐being: a comparative study
Author(s) -
Parasuraman Saroj,
Simmers Claire A.
Publication year - 2001
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/job.102
Subject(s) - work–family conflict , panacea (medicine) , autonomy , psychology , flexibility (engineering) , job satisfaction , work (physics) , social psychology , work schedule , schedule , management , economics , political science , mechanical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , law , engineering
The study examined the impact of work and family role characteristics on work–family conflict, and indicators of psychological well being among self‐employed and organizationally employed women and men. Results show that employment type and gender have independent main effects on several of the study variables. Self‐employed persons enjoy greater autonomy and schedule flexibility at work, and report higher levels of job involvement and job satisfaction than those employed in organizations. However, they also experience higher levels of work–family conflict, and lower family satisfaction than organizational employees. The findings suggest that there are trade‐offs between the costs and benefits of self‐employment, and that business ownership is not a panacea for balancing work and family role responsibilties. Directions for future research are discussed. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.