Exploring The Work and Family Relationship : Gender Differences in the Influence of Parenthood and Social Support on Job Satisfaction  

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Roxburgh, Susan

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 20 no. 6 (Nov. 1999), page 771-788.
Topik: relationships; work; family relationship; gender differences; parenthood; social support; job satisfaction
Fulltext: 771.pdf (1.69MB)

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This article examines gender differences in the influence of parenthood and social support on job satisfaction. This is important because there is ample evidence that work and family roles are managed and coordinated differently by men and women and therefore that home roles influence men's and women's job satisfaction differentially. Using a large random sample of the Toronto metropolitan area, gender differences in the impact of parenthood and social support from partners and coworkers on job satisfaction, controlling for job demands, are examined. Results indicate that mothers have higher job satisfaction than fathers and non mothers. Coworker support is more important for men's job satisfaction than partner support. Partner support is highly significant for women's job satisfaction, whereas the influence of coworker support varies as a function of partner support. Implications for an understanding of gender differences in job satisfaction and in the experience of dual roles are discussed.

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