Do Gender and Gender Role Orientation Make a Difference in the Link between Role Demands and Family Interference with Work for Taiwanese Workers?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Cary L. Cooper¹  Shu-Fang Kao²  Luo Lu³  Ting-Ting Chang⁴ 

[1] Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester M15 6PB, UK;Department of Applied Psychology, Hsuan Chuang University, Hsinchu 30092, Taiwan;Department of Business Administration, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan;Department of Industrial Management, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan, Taoyuan County 33306, Taiwan;

关键词: gender;    gender role orientation;    role demands;    family-to-work conflict;    Chinese society;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18189807

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Based on the gender role orientation perspective, this study extends the resource depletion mechanism that links role demands to family interference with work by testing the moderating effects of gender and gender role orientation (egalitarian vs. traditional) on the relationships. Analysis of the data from 251 employees in Taiwan revealed two significant three-way interactive effects. Specifically, for men, the positive relationship between work demands and family-to-work conflict (FWC) was stronger for egalitarian than traditional individuals. For women, the positive relationship between family demands and FWC was stronger for egalitarian than traditional individuals. We also found a significant two-way interactive effect; that is, within the egalitarian group, the positive relationship between work demands and FWC was stronger for women than men. Our findings, thus, suggest both within-gender and between-gender variations in the links between work-to-family demands and conflict, jointly affected by the individual’s gender and gender role orientation. Contextualized within the cultural traditions of a Chinese society, we highlight the precarious position that egalitarian men and women (especially women) find for themselves in fulfilling work duties and family roles. The theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed.

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