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Bringing Work Home or Bringing Family to Work: Personal and Relational Consequences for Working Parents

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  • Mélanie Paulin

    (University of Moncton)

  • Mylène Lachance-Grzela

    (University of Moncton)

  • Shawna McGee

    (University of Moncton)

Abstract

This study examined the impact of work–family and family–work role blurring on personal and, consequently, relational well-being among parents. A sample of 402 working parents of children between the ages of 2–12 completed measures of role blurring, well-being, and marital satisfaction. Both directions of role blurring were indirectly associated with lower marital satisfaction in mothers through a decreased psychological well-being. For fathers, family–work role blurring was also indirectly associated with poorer marital satisfaction through decreased psychological well-being, whereas work–family role blurring was directly associated with higher marital satisfaction. However, for both parents, the effects of work–family role blurring on well-being and marital satisfaction became non-significant when levels of family–work role blurring were held constant.

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  • Mélanie Paulin & Mylène Lachance-Grzela & Shawna McGee, 2017. "Bringing Work Home or Bringing Family to Work: Personal and Relational Consequences for Working Parents," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 38(4), pages 463-476, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jfamec:v:38:y:2017:i:4:d:10.1007_s10834-017-9524-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s10834-017-9524-9
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