Date of Award
12-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Legacy Department
Applied Psychology
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dr. Robin M. Kowalski
Committee Member
Dr. Patrick J. Rosopa
Committee Member
Dr. Robert R. Sinclair
Abstract
Previous research suggests that work-family conflict is associated with negative attitudinal and health outcomes. However, few empirical studies have examined the ways in which employee work-family conflict may also decrease another important attitude, satisfaction with work-family balance. Drawing upon role theory and the Conservation of Resources (COR) model, the current paper examined prospective antecedents and outcomes of perceived satisfaction with work-family balance among 523 graduate student employees. Results indicated that work-family conflict mediated and moderated the demands-satisfaction relationship, and that mentor work-family support affected how work-family conflict influenced satisfaction with work-family balance. Results suggest that graduate student satisfaction with work-family balance is affected in several ways, and that mentors who are supportive of their protégés' work-family situations may enhance graduate student satisfaction--even in the face of conflict. Study limitations and practical implications are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Allison, Brooke, "Satisfaction with work-family balance among employed graduate students: Why support may matter more than conflict" (2014). All Theses. 2060.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2060