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The Working Mom’s Tug of War: Trajectories of Work-Family Conflict and the Buffering Roles of Job and Family Satisfaction

Kim, Hak Yoon
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1562651076556247

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, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Organizational Behavior.
In this dissertation, based on conservation of resources (COR) theory, I aim to provide insight into the dynamic nature of work-family conflict among working mothers by exploring trajectories of work-family conflict in terms of work interference with family (WIF) and family interference with work (FIW) and the extent to which increases in job and family satisfaction buffer the effects of work-family conflict over time. The two commonly-used perspectives in the work-family literature are the matching-domain perspective (i.e., that the primary effects of conflict lie in the domain where the conflict emerged) and the cross-domain perspective (i.e., conflict emerging from one domain causes problems in another). According to COR scholars, it is important to view COR theory in context and to explore resource boundary conditions. I contribute to the conceptualization of resources by investigating the matching- and cross-domain perspectives with regard to resources and where such resources stem from. Specifically, I examine whether job and family satisfaction work better as buffer resources when they come from the same domain as the conflict (i.e., the matching-domain perspective) or when they come from another domain (i.e., the cross-domain perspective). Using an archival data set with a panel longitudinal design in which data were collected from 261 working mothers in dual-earner couples in South Korea at four time points over a period of six years, this dissertation shows the stability of WIF and FIW over time and generally supports the hypothesis that increases in job satisfaction buffer the effect of WIF on subsequent WIF; however, increases in job satisfaction did not buffer the effect of FIW on subsequent of FIW. Increases in family satisfaction also did not buffer the effect of WIF on subsequent WIF or the effect of FIW on subsequent FIW. Although not hypothesized, I found that family satisfaction amplified the effect of WIF on subsequent FIW. These findings suggest that although both job and family satisfaction have been viewed as positive constructs, family satisfaction may not always act as a resource but can also be a hindrance when it comes to working mothers managing work-family conflict.
Diane Bergeron (Committee Chair)
Ronald Fry (Committee Member)
John Stephens (Committee Member)
Jagdip Singh (Committee Member)
Organizational Behavior

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  • Kim, H. Y. (n.d.). The Working Mom’s Tug of War: Trajectories of Work-Family Conflict and the Buffering Roles of Job and Family Satisfaction [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1562651076556247

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kim, Hak Yoon. The Working Mom’s Tug of War: Trajectories of Work-Family Conflict and the Buffering Roles of Job and Family Satisfaction. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1562651076556247.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kim, Hak Yoon. "The Working Mom’s Tug of War: Trajectories of Work-Family Conflict and the Buffering Roles of Job and Family Satisfaction." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University. Accessed MAY 12, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1562651076556247

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