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Work–family interface for married women: a S ingapore and U nited S tates cross‐cultural comparison
Author(s) -
Fackrell Tamara,
Galovan Adam M,
Hill E Jeffrey,
Holmes Erin Kramer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7941.2013.00065.x
Subject(s) - collectivism , individualism , flexibility (engineering) , work (physics) , work schedule , social psychology , psychology , schedule , interface (matter) , sociology , political science , management , geography , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , law , capillary number , capillary action , meteorology
This study is a cross‐cultural comparison of the work–family interface for married women using two nationally representative samples from S ingapore ( n = 467) and the U nited S tates of A merica ( n = 923). This study demonstrates how the direction and strength of paths in a model of the work–family interface differs between a collectivist nation ( S ingapore) and an individualistic nation (the USA ). Results revealed that schedule flexibility decreased family‐to‐work conflict in the United States but increased family‐to‐work conflict and increased depression in S ingapore. Clear differences in the direction of effects in schedule flexibility and family‐to‐work conflict in the United States and S ingapore suggest that national culture (e.g. collectivist vs individualistic) is an important factor in theorizing about the work–family interface for married women.