Contextual and Dispositional Coping Resources as Predictors of Work–family Conflict and Enrichment: Which of These Resources or their Combinations are the Most Beneficial?

Saija Mauno () and Marika Rantanen ()

Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2013, vol. 34, issue 1, 87-104

Abstract: This study examined contextual (support, control at work/home) and dispositional (personal coping strategies) coping resources as predictors of work-family conflict (WFC) and work-family enrichment (WFE) by using the data from Finnish health care and service employees (n = 1,956). The contextual coping resources related more strongly to WFC and WFE than the dispositional ones. The contextual home-related coping resources (spousal support, sense of control) also predicted most WFC and WFE from home-to-work, whereas the work-related coping resources (co-worker, managerial support, sense of control) mattered most in the work-to-home direction. Moreover, a combination of high contextual coping with high dispositional coping showed the most positive outcomes (low WFC, high WFE). Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013

Keywords: Coping resources; Dispositional coping strategies; Work–family conflict; Work–family enrichment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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