Dual-Earner Couples in Singapore

An Examination of Work and Nonwork Sources of Their Experienced Burnout

Bibliographic Data

ID9889043
AuthorsSamuel Aryeel (Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume46
Issue12
Pages1441-1468
Publication date1993-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/001872679304601205
OpenAlexW2166388649
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited49

Based on data obtained from 95 dual-earner couples in Singapore, the study reported here examined a model of work and nonwork stressors as determinants of burnout. The model was underpinned by a conceptualization of burnout as emanating from the differential social roles performed by men and women within a gender stratified social structure. T-test, path, and moderated multiple regression analyses were used to examine the hypothesized relationships. Three findings were salient. First, wives reported significantly more burnout than husbands. Second, burnout in wives was influenced by both work and nonwork stressors while burnout in husbands was influenced only by work stressors. Third, the effect of job-spouse conflict on burnout in wives was moderated by quality of spouse experience. In general, the model was better able to predict burnout in wives (R = .34) than in husbands (R 2 = .16). Limitations of the study, implications of the findings and directions for future studies are discussed

Burnout · Conceptualization · Job satisfaction · Path analysis (statistics · Role conflict · Sociology · Spouse · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being