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Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model

Work-family conflict is frequently studied because they are the two main life domains in a person’s life. The present study examines how work-family conflict influenced marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples using a dyadic approach. Results from the Actor-Partner Interdepen...

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Main Authors: Leong, Mei San, Juhari, Rumaya
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Published: South-West University Neofit Rilski, Department of Psychology 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93606/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.936062023-04-04T02:48:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93606/ Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model Leong, Mei San Juhari, Rumaya Work-family conflict is frequently studied because they are the two main life domains in a person’s life. The present study examines how work-family conflict influenced marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples using a dyadic approach. Results from the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) indicated that work-family conflict (work-to-family and family-to-work) were associated with a lower level of marital satisfaction. Work-family conflict has a significant negative impact on marital satisfaction for both husbands and wives (actor effect). However, no significant results were found for the partner effect. Both actor and partner effects were reported and discussed. The present findings provide empirical evidence on the spillover and crossover effects of work-family conflict on marital satisfaction and add to the literature by utilizing advanced data analysis technique, APIM by collecting dyadic data. The implications of the findings were discussed as well as the suggestions for future research. South-West University Neofit Rilski, Department of Psychology 2021-04 Article PeerReviewed Leong, Mei San and Juhari, Rumaya (2021) Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model. Psychological Thought, 15 (1). pp. 53-80. ISSN 2193-7281‎ https://www.proquest.com/publication/2028721?accountid=27932&decadeSelected=2020+-+2029&issueNameSelected=02022Y01Y01%232022%3B++Vol.+15+%281%29&monthSelected=01&yearSelected=2022 10.37708/psyct.v15i1.614
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description Work-family conflict is frequently studied because they are the two main life domains in a person’s life. The present study examines how work-family conflict influenced marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples using a dyadic approach. Results from the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) indicated that work-family conflict (work-to-family and family-to-work) were associated with a lower level of marital satisfaction. Work-family conflict has a significant negative impact on marital satisfaction for both husbands and wives (actor effect). However, no significant results were found for the partner effect. Both actor and partner effects were reported and discussed. The present findings provide empirical evidence on the spillover and crossover effects of work-family conflict on marital satisfaction and add to the literature by utilizing advanced data analysis technique, APIM by collecting dyadic data. The implications of the findings were discussed as well as the suggestions for future research.
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author Leong, Mei San
Juhari, Rumaya
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Juhari, Rumaya
Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
author_facet Leong, Mei San
Juhari, Rumaya
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title Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
title_short Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
title_full Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
title_fullStr Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
title_full_unstemmed Work vs. family and marital satisfaction among Malaysian Chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
title_sort work vs. family and marital satisfaction among malaysian chinese dual-earner couples: an actor-partner interdependence model
publisher South-West University Neofit Rilski, Department of Psychology
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93606/
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