Work-Family Stage and Satisfaction with Work-Family Balance

Bibliographic Data

ID2995342
AuthorsJames Matthew White (0000-0002-4549-9381, Family Science, 2205 East Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T IZ4, Canada, corresponding author)
Year1999
Volume30
Issue2
Pages163-175
Publication date1999-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.30.2.163
OpenAlexW2602246589
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited14

Voydanoffs (1987) three constructs for the sequencing of work and family stages are integrated with family development theory to produce three hypotheses in regard to work-family career stages and its relationship to satisfaction with the balance between work and family. Canadian findings indicate that the effects for work-family stages are moderated by gender. Mothers who work over twenty hours a week are less satisfied with the balance between work and family than fathers and mothers who work less than twenty hours or are at home full time. Part time dual earner families show relatively high satisfaction with work-family balance for both genders. These finding are discussed in the contexts of family development theory and current social change

Balance (ability) · Developmental psychology · Work (physics) · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges