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Factors influencing the quality of life in dual‐career families
Author(s) -
SEKARAN UMA
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of occupational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0305-8107
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8325.1983.tb00124.x
Subject(s) - psychology , job satisfaction , salience (neuroscience) , dual (grammatical number) , social psychology , family life , job attitude , quality (philosophy) , job performance , sociology , gender studies , art , philosophy , literature , epistemology , cognitive psychology
Five work‐related objective and attitudinal factors and five non‐work‐related individual difference and family dynamics variables considered pertinent to the dual‐career family setting, were examined for their impact on the quality of life enjoyed by husbands and wives in dual‐career families. For the purpose of this study, a dual‐career family was defined as one where both spouses had full‐time jobs outside of their home. The responses of 127 dual‐career family spouses employed in five business organizations, a hospital and a university were analysed. Results indicated that: (1) the set of five non‐work variables—multiple role stresses, enabling processes, integration of family and work roles, self‐esteem, and hired help utilized—were good predictors of life satisfaction; (2) the work‐relevant variables—career salience, job involvement, self‐esteem from the job, discretionary time spent on job‐related activities, and income were significant but not crucial predictors of job satisfaction; (3) the interactions between work‐relevant variables and gender moderated the impact of the work variables on job satisfaction; (4) the correlation between life and job satisfaction was significant, but modest; and (5) there was a significant difference between the life satisfaction of husbands and wives in dual‐career families.