Multifaceted Work-to-Life Negative Spillover and Depressive Symptoms among Working Women: The Moderating Effect of Social Activities Satisfaction

Jeong-Hyun Nam and Soo-Hyun Nam ()
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Jeong-Hyun Nam: Department of Korean Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea
Soo-Hyun Nam: Department of Nursing, Hallym Polytechnic University, Chuncheon-si 24210, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-11

Abstract: This study aims to examine how work-to-life negative spillover is associated with depressive symptoms among working women and to explore moderating effect of social activities satisfaction on the relationship between work-to-life spillover and depression. This was a secondary data analysis from a sample of 2869 employed women from the 7th Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families. The results showed that work-to-life negative spillover was positively associated with depressive symptoms. Additionally, there was a significant moderating effect of social activities satisfaction on the relationship between work-to-life negative spillover and depressive symptoms (β = 0.176, p < 0.05). It was found that the low social activity group showed fewer depressive symptoms induced by the negative work-to-life spillover than the high social activity group. Based on the results of our study, effective strategies and policies for work-family compatibility and interventions aimed at reducing the work induced stress and depressive symptoms are recommended.

Keywords: work-to-life negative spillover; depressive symptoms; mental health; social activities satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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