The Relationship of Women's Role Strain to Social Support, Role Satisfaction, and Self‐Efficacy*
Abstract
The relationship of social support, role satisfaction, and self‐efficacy to measures of role strain was explored in a sample of 129 married, employed women with at least 1 preschool‐aged child. Self‐efficacy in work and parental roles proved to be a significant predictor of these women's work‐family conflict and role overload, respectively. In addition, satisfaction with their child care was related to significantly less anxiety about being separated from their young children. Spousal and supervisor support also accounted for significant variation in work‐family conflict, but the impact of organizational support on role conflict was fully mediated by job self‐efficacy.
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Erdwins and his colleagues had findings that supported the role-strain theory: that the more social roles a caregiver carries out, the more likely the caregiver is to experience stress, strain and negative affect.
“Erdwins and his colleagues had findings that supported the role-strain theory: that the more social roles a caregiver carries out, the more likely the caregiver is to experience stress, strain and negative affect [24].”
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“In other studies, role strain correlates to the number of other competing roles, which in turn is determined by the stage of lifespan that a caregiver was in [1, 3] Erdwins and his colleagues had findings that supported the role-strain theory: that the more social roles a caregiver carries out, the more likely the car…”
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- Authors
- Erdwins, C. J., Buffardi, L. C., Casper, W. J., & O'Brien, A. S.
- Affiliations
- George Mason University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Erdwins, Carol J.
- ORCID
- Casper, Wendy J.
- Venue
- Family Relations
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2001-07
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 230-238
- ISSN
- 0197-6664 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-3729
- OpenAlex
- W2018655613
- Cited by
- 254
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 9.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Family Relations (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Keywords
- role strain, work-family conflict, role overload, role conflict, social support, role satisfaction, self-efficacy, work self-efficacy, separation anxiety, spousal support, supervisor support, organizational support, employed women
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