“Cats in the cradle:” Work-family conflict, parenting, and life satisfaction among fathers

IF 5.2 1区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Journal of Vocational Behavior Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI:10.1016/j.jvb.2025.104095

Joseph Regina , Tammy D. Allen

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Abstract

Using data from 1995 to 2016, we examined how work interference with family (WIF) and father involvement relate to life satisfaction synchronously as well as 10 and 20 years later with hypotheses informed by life course theory. Specifically, father involvement was tested as a mediator of the relationships from WIF to life satisfaction among 387 working fathers who participated in three waves of the Midlife in the United States data collection. Moreover, the moderating effect of gender egalitarian beliefs about childcare (GEBC) on the relationship between father involvement and life satisfaction was tested. To test hypotheses, a 5000 bootstrap path model was created wherein direct relationships from WIF (Time 1) to life satisfaction (Time 1, 2, and 3) were modeled as were indirect relationships via father involvement (Time 1); additionally, GEBC (Time 1) was set to moderate the relationships from father involvement to all three measures of life satisfaction. Results suggest WIF was negatively, and father involvement was positively, related to life satisfaction at all timepoints, and that father involvement partially mediated the relationship from WIF to life satisfaction across all timepoints. Results also suggest a stronger relationship between father involvement and life satisfaction among fathers with greater GEBC, which emerged for life satisfaction at Time 1 and at Time 3. Results inform on the short- and long- term ramifications of work-family decisions, with relevance for careers and wellbeing.

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“摇篮里的猫”：工作与家庭的冲突、养育子女和父亲的生活满意度

利用1995年至2016年的数据，我们研究了工作干扰家庭（WIF）和父亲参与如何同步影响生活满意度，并在10年和20年后根据生命历程理论提出了假设。具体而言，在387名参与美国三次中年浪潮的职业父亲中，父亲参与作为WIF与生活满意度关系的中介进行了测试。此外，我们还检验了性别平等育儿信念对父亲参与与生活满意度之间关系的调节作用。为了检验假设，我们创建了一个5000次引导路径模型，其中从WIF（时间1）到生活满意度（时间1、2和3）的直接关系被建模为通过父亲参与（时间1）建立的间接关系；此外，GEBC（时间1）被设置为调节父亲参与与所有三个生活满意度测量的关系。结果表明，在所有时间点上，工作满意度与生活满意度呈负相关，父亲参与与生活满意度呈正相关，并且父亲参与在工作满意度与生活满意度之间存在部分中介关系。研究结果还表明，GEBC较高的父亲在时间1和时间3的生活满意度中出现了更强的父亲参与和生活满意度之间的关系。研究结果揭示了工作与家庭决策的短期和长期影响，并与职业和福祉相关。

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Journal of Vocational Behavior PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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13.10

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5.40%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Vocational Behavior publishes original empirical and theoretical articles offering unique insights into the realms of career choice, career development, and work adjustment across the lifespan. These contributions are not only valuable for academic exploration but also find applications in counseling and career development programs across diverse sectors such as colleges, universities, business, industry, government, and the military. The primary focus of the journal centers on individual decision-making regarding work and careers, prioritizing investigations into personal career choices rather than organizational or employer-level variables. Example topics encompass a broad range, from initial career choices (e.g., choice of major, initial work or organization selection, organizational attraction) to the development of a career, work transitions, work-family management, and attitudes within the workplace (such as work commitment, multiple role management, and turnover).