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Ria Smit - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Work-Family spillover revisited: Is there hope for marital happiness in the Dual-Earner Family?
Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2001Co-Authors: Ria SmitAbstract:In the past few decades social scientists have increasingly become aware of the dynamic qualities of gender and marital roles in the Family. The changes taking place in terms of both the role contents and role behaviour of especially Dual-Earner couples have been identified as aspects affecting Family life to a large extent. The increasing interface between the work and Family spheres, based on the so-called work-Family spillover model, has led to the conventional thesis that the non-traditional role behaviour of dualearner spouses and marital dissolution are causally related. The strenuous lifestyle associated with the Dual-Earner Family may therefore have a detrimental effect on marital and familial relationships. This article gives, in the first place, an overview of the dilemmas the dualearner Family may be confronted with. In the second place, possible intervening or mediating variables that may come into play in the process of facilitating a work-Family fit in the Dual-Earner Family are discussed. Recent research suggests that these intervening variables may not only help dualearner families to cope successfully with strenuous dilemmas, but may even contribute to the experience of higher levels of marital integration and happiness.
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Work-Family spillover revisited : is there hope for marital happiness in the Dual-Earner Family? : research article
2001Co-Authors: Ria SmitAbstract:In the past few decades social scientists have increasingly become aware of the dynamic qualities of gender and marital roles in the Family. The changes taking place in terms of both the role contents and role behaviour of especially Dual-Earner couples have been identified as aspects affecting Family life to a large extent. The increasing interface between the work and Family spheres, based on the so-called work-Family spillover model, has led to the conventional thesis that the non-traditional role behaviour of dualearner spouses and marital dissolution are causally related. The strenuous lifestyle associated with the Dual-Earner Family may therefore have a detrimental effect on marital and familial relationships. This article gives, in the first place, an overview of the dilemmas the Dual-Earner Family may be confronted with. In the second place, possible intervening or mediating variables that may come into play in the process of facilitating a work-Family fit in the Dual-Earner Family are discussed. Recent research suggests that these intervening variables may not only help dualearner families to cope successfully with strenuous dilemmas, but may even contribute to the experience of higher levels of marital integration and happiness.
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Huweliksintegrasie en beroepsatisfaksie: die aard van die ervaring van die vrou in die dubbelinkomstegesin
South African Journal of Sociology, 1996Co-Authors: Ria SmitAbstract:Marital integration and occupational satisfaction: the nature of the experience of the woman in the Dual-Earner Family. Due to the fact that more and more married women are entering the formal labour market, the Dual-Earner Family lifestyle is continually coming to the fore in the South African society. In the study on which this article is based, information was obtained from Afrikaans- and/or English-speaking married working women, with at least one pre-school child, regarding inter alia their experience of marital integration and occupational satisfaction. The findings showed that the respondents in general experienced their husbands' performance of emotion work to a greater degree, than their husbands' performance of domestic obligations and care-taking of the children. In comparison with the other scales, the respondent's experience of her husband's performance of emotion work also indicated the highest statistical significant correlation with her experience of marital integration. In this article this and other related results are discussed in more detail.
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Stres in die dubbelinkomstegesin: is daar hoop op verligting? (Stress in the Dual-Earner Family: Is there hope for alleviation?)
South African Journal of Sociology, 1995Co-Authors: Ria SmitAbstract:Abstract One of the most significant trends of our time, manifesting world wide as well as in South Africa and affecting Family life extensively, is the continuous rise in the rate of married women entering the labour market. The increasing interface between work and Family life, within the work/Family spillover model, has led to the conventional belief that, due to the stress within the work-situation, female employment and marital dissolution are causally related. In recent studies researchers are no longer concentrating only on the detrimental effects of the Dual-Earner Family lifestyle, but are increasingly investigating intervening variables which alleviate stress in Dual-Earner families and which could actually contribute to a higher experience of marital integration and quality.
Wonjoon Chung - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Work demands, Family demands, and BMI in Dual-Earners families: A 16-year longitudinal study.
The Journal of applied psychology, 2015Co-Authors: Amit Kramer, Wonjoon ChungAbstract:Many scholars assert that work and Family demands are negatively related to individuals' long-term physical health, but few studies have explicitly examined this relationship. Among these exceptions, most have employed a cross-sectional design that is limited in its ability to establish causality. We use body mass index (BMI) that generally increases during one's lifetime as an indicator of physical health, and seek to explore the amount of control individuals may have on this seemingly inevitable progression. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, we propose that an increase in demands-both in the work realm (e.g., the number of work hours) and in the Family realm (e.g., the number of spouse work hours)-is likely to speed up the increase of BMI. Using a nationally representative sample of 4,264 individuals who were part of a Dual-Earner Family between 1994 and 2010, we find that a within-person increase in weekly work hours, an increase in spouse weekly work hours, and an increase in the number of children are all related to a small within-person increase of the BMI growth trajectory. Within-person increase in work responsibility demands is related to a small within-person decrease in the BMI growth trajectory. We discuss implications of the relationships between work and Family demands and long-term physical health.
Amit Kramer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Work demands, Family demands, and BMI in Dual-Earners families: A 16-year longitudinal study.
The Journal of applied psychology, 2015Co-Authors: Amit Kramer, Wonjoon ChungAbstract:Many scholars assert that work and Family demands are negatively related to individuals' long-term physical health, but few studies have explicitly examined this relationship. Among these exceptions, most have employed a cross-sectional design that is limited in its ability to establish causality. We use body mass index (BMI) that generally increases during one's lifetime as an indicator of physical health, and seek to explore the amount of control individuals may have on this seemingly inevitable progression. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, we propose that an increase in demands-both in the work realm (e.g., the number of work hours) and in the Family realm (e.g., the number of spouse work hours)-is likely to speed up the increase of BMI. Using a nationally representative sample of 4,264 individuals who were part of a Dual-Earner Family between 1994 and 2010, we find that a within-person increase in weekly work hours, an increase in spouse weekly work hours, and an increase in the number of children are all related to a small within-person increase of the BMI growth trajectory. Within-person increase in work responsibility demands is related to a small within-person decrease in the BMI growth trajectory. We discuss implications of the relationships between work and Family demands and long-term physical health.
Majhi Dr. Bharti Panda Geetanjali - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Marital Satisfaction in Dual Earner Family
2015Co-Authors: Journals Iosr, Majhi Dr. Bharti Panda GeetanjaliAbstract:In a dual earner Family an important feature is the division of work and Family life. It emphasises role reallocation in the household and the impact of women's work on their psychological well-being and social status. The dual earner job families are characterized by role overload , work-Family pressures and to cope with that situation. In order to prove her proficiency on both the fronts, women are facing the problem of overwork and are often being stressed out of their energy. Further, with both the spouses working, there is also the problem of what is called work to Family spill-over and vice versa. Marital satisfaction is a key element of perceived happiness. Marital satisfaction refers to a global level of favorability that individual spouses report with their marital relationship. This paper investigates the marital satisfaction of the dual earner couples. The satisfaction level on various field of both male and female are studied. The significant difference between both male and female of couples in dual earner Family has been examined An critical examination has been made on the various field of marital satisfaction to find out if the couple differ significantly or not. Keyword: Dual earner Family, role overload, work-Family conflict, marital satisfaction.
Elinor Ochs - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Opportunity for Interaction? A Naturalistic Observation Study of Dual-Earner Families After Work and School
Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43), 2009Co-Authors: Belinda Campos, Anthony P. Graesch, Rena L. Repetti, Thomas N. Bradbury, Elinor OchsAbstract:Everyday patterns of interaction can strengthen or undermine bonds between Family members. This naturalistic observation study focused on an understudied facet of Family life: opportunities for interaction among Dual-Earner Family members after work and Family members’ responses to these opportunities. Thirty Dual-Earner couples and their children were observed and video-recorded in their homes throughout two weekday afternoons and evenings. Two interaction opportunities were analyzed: (1) the behavior of Family members toward a parent returning home from work and (2) the physical proximity of Family members throughout the evening. Three main findings emerged. Women, who tended to return home before men, were greeted with positive behavior and reports of the day’s information from Family members. Men, in contrast, returned home later in the day and received positive behavior or no acknowledgment from Family members distracted by other activities. Throughout the evening, mothers spent more time with children whereas fathers spent more time alone. Couples were seldom together without their children. The implications of observed interaction patterns and the contribution of naturalistic observation methods to the study of Family relationships are discussed.
