The manner in which men and women find work – family balance has been considered a great challenge in modern society. Over the last decades, literature about work – family interface has flourished, in many different sciences. The goal of this thesis is to develop a better understanding regarding the interaction between these interface key constructs: conflict, enrichment and balance. Based on the role balance theory (Marks & MacDermid, 1996), work – family balance is defined as “accomplishment of role-related expectations that are negotiated and shared between an individual and his or her role-related partners in the work and family domains” (Grzywacz & Carlson, 2007, p.458). In a quantitative exploratory research, with a sample of a variety of Lisbon professionals (n=204), we made use of an online survey to explore the relationships between keyconstructs and, demographic variables, family-supportive organization perception, family-friendly benefits and outcomes: psychological well-being, work satisfaction and family satisfaction. Results suggest that family-work constructs are distinct and work-family balance explains variance, beyond conflict and enrichment, on psychological well-being, but not on work and family satisfaction. We found higher levels of facilitation with married individuals, and higher conflict with parents, especially in demanding family life stages.
Date of Award | Sept 2011 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
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Awarding Institution | - Universidade Católica Portuguesa
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Supervisor | Maria Teresa Meireles Lima da Silveira Rodrigues Ribeiro (Supervisor) |
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- Balance
- Conflict
- Enrichment
- Work satisfaction
- Family satisfaction
- Psychological well-being
- Mestrado em Ciências da Família
Trabalho-família: uma questão de equilíbrio? Relações com o conflito, a facilitação e contributos para a satisfação e bem-estar psicológico
Pimenta, S. S. D. A. G. (Student). Sept 2011
Student thesis: Master's Thesis