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Role conflict and satisfaction in the work–family context: Age differences in the moderating effect of role commitment
Author(s) -
Chan Hiu Ching,
Jiang Da,
Fung Helene H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
psych journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2046-0260
pISSN - 2046-0252
DOI - 10.1002/pchj.89
Subject(s) - psychology , work–family conflict , context (archaeology) , social psychology , job satisfaction , work (physics) , mechanical engineering , paleontology , engineering , biology
This study examined age differences in the buffering effects of role commitment on the associations between role conflicts and satisfaction from the within‐domain and cross‐domain perspectives. Eighty‐five working mothers participated in the study. Multiple regression analyses revealed that work conflicts were negatively associated with job satisfaction of younger employees but not older employees. Commitment to both work and family buffered against the negative association between family conflicts and family satisfaction for older employees but not younger employees. These findings highlight the importance of role commitment for working mothers across adulthood to cope with the demands in the work–family interface.