2017 Volume 31 Issue 1 Pages 17-28
The purpose of this study was to examine gender differences in factors governing workfamily conflict (WFC) and the relationship between WFC and the quality of work and family roles. A questionnaire was administered to 148 male and 182 female full-time employees with an infant.
Multiple-group analysis was performed, and results suggested the following:
1. For both men and women, the average number of hours worked per day was related to WFC.
2. For men, WFC was inversely related to the quality of work and family roles.
3. For women, WFC was inversely related to the quality of work roles. However, WFC was not significantly related to the quality of family roles.
The above results indicated that the average number of hours worked per day was a factor governing WFC for both men and women. For men, a WFC diminished the quality of work and family roles. In contrast, a WFC only diminished the quality of work roles for women. Gender differences in the effect of a WFC on the quality of work and family roles were noted. In the future, working conditions and male and female roles need to be discussed further from the perspective of a work-life balance.
