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When work and family collide: Deciding between competing role demands
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When work and family collide: Deciding between competing role demands

Jeffrey H Greenhaus and Gary N Powell
Organizational behavior and human decision processes, v 90(2)
2003
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-5978(02)00519-8
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Abstract

Role pressure Role salience Self-esteem Work–family conflict Work–family interference
This study examined the factors that influence the decision to participate in a work activity or a competing family activity. Part-time MBA students were presented with a vignette in which they were required to choose between participating in a weekend project team meeting and a surprise birthday party for a parent. Pressures from role senders (managers and spouses) to participate in each activity and the supportiveness of role senders for participation in the other role were manipulated in vignettes, and the salience of each role was assessed with self-report scales. Both work and family pressures affected the choice of activity. The salience of work and family roles for respondents also influenced the choice, with the effect of family salience stronger for those who were higher in self-esteem and higher in work salience. Implications of the findings for understanding the directionality of work–family interference are identified, limitations are discussed, and areas for future research are proposed.

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#5 Gender Equality
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Management
Psychology, Applied
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