Open AccessWork‐family Spillover among Japanese Dual‐earner Couples: A Large Community‐based Study
Author(s) -
Shimada Kyoko,
Shimazu Akihito,
Bakker Arnold B.,
Demerouti Evangelia,
Kawakami Norito
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of occupational health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 59
ISSN - 1348-9585
DOI - 10.1539/joh.l9130
Subject(s) - spillover effect , psychology , distress , multilevel model , work (physics) , social psychology , demography , demographic economics , clinical psychology , economics , sociology , mechanical engineering , machine learning , computer science , engineering , microeconomics
Work‐family Spillover among Japanese Dual‐earner Couples: A Large Community‐based Study: Kyoko S himada , et al . The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Mental HealthObjectives To examine the effects of multiple types of work‐family spillover (work‐to‐family negative spillover, WFNS; family‐to‐work negative spillover, FWNS; and work‐family positive spillover, WFPS) on psychological distress among Japanese dual‐earner couples with preschool children. Methods 2,346 parents completed questionnaires measuring work‐family spillover, work‐ and family‐specific variables (i.e., job demands and resources, family demands and resources), and psychological distress. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted by entering demographic characteristics (gender, age, age of the youngest child, and job contract) in step 1, job demands and resources in step 2, family demands and resources in step 3, work‐family spillover in step 4, and three twoway interactions between types of work‐family spillover and gender in the final step. Results Both WFNS and FWNS were positively related to psychological distress after controlling for demographic characteristics and domain specific variables (i.e. job and family demands/resources), and FWNS (β=0.26) had a stronger relation with psychological distress than WFNS (β=0.16). Although WFPS was significantly and negatively related to psychological distress, the relationship was weak (β=–0.05). In addition, two‐way interactions of WFNS and FWNS with gender were found; the impact of both WFNS and FWNS on psychological distress is stronger for females than for males. No significant interaction effect was observed between WFPS and gender. Conclusions In this study of Japanese dual‐earner couples with preschool children, work‐family negative spillover had a stronger relationship with psychological distress than positive spillover. Gender had a moderating effect on the relationship between negative spillover and psychological distress.