A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world

Paul E. SPECTOR; Cary L. COOPER; Steven POELMANS; Tammy D. ALLEN; Michael O'DRISCOLL; Juan I. SANCHEZ; Oi Ling SIU; Phil DEWE; Peter HART; Luo LU; Lúcio Flávio Renault DE MORAES; Gabrielle M. OSTROGNAY; Kate SPARKS; Paul WONG

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x

A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world

Paul E. SPECTOR^*
, Cary L. COOPER
, Steven POELMANS
, Tammy D. ALLEN
, Michael O'DRISCOLL
, Juan I. SANCHEZ
, Oi Ling SIU
, Phil DEWE
, Peter HART
, Luo LU
, Lúcio Flávio Renault DE MORAES
, Gabrielle M. OSTROGNAY
, Kate SPARKS
, Paul WONG

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Applied Psychology

Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review

375 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A comparative study of work-family Stressors, work hours, and well-being was described contrasting 3 culturally distinct regions: Anglo (Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and U.S.), China (Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, and Taiwan) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay). Samples of managers were surveyed in each country, and country data were combined for the 3 regions. Support was found for the hypothesis that Anglos would demonstrate a stronger positive relation between work hours and work-family Stressors than Chinese and Latins. In all 3 samples, work-family Stressors related to increased job satisfaction and reduced well-being. Latins were found to work the most hours, have the most children, and report the highest job satisfaction. China was the only region in which being married and having more children related positively to all measures of well-being.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	119-142
Number of pages	24
Journal	Personnel Psychology
Volume	57
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2004

Access to Document

10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x

Cite this

SPECTOR, P. E., COOPER, C. L., POELMANS, S., ALLEN, T. D., O'DRISCOLL, M., SANCHEZ, J. I., SIU, O. L., DEWE, P., HART, P., LU, L., DE MORAES, L. F. R., OSTROGNAY, G. M., SPARKS, K., & WONG, P. (2004). A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world. Personnel Psychology, 57(1), 119-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x

@article{83fa90abd4a7440d8b87b44bcf05a880,

title = "A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world",

abstract = "A comparative study of work-family Stressors, work hours, and well-being was described contrasting 3 culturally distinct regions: Anglo (Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and U.S.), China (Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, and Taiwan) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay). Samples of managers were surveyed in each country, and country data were combined for the 3 regions. Support was found for the hypothesis that Anglos would demonstrate a stronger positive relation between work hours and work-family Stressors than Chinese and Latins. In all 3 samples, work-family Stressors related to increased job satisfaction and reduced well-being. Latins were found to work the most hours, have the most children, and report the highest job satisfaction. China was the only region in which being married and having more children related positively to all measures of well-being.",

author = "SPECTOR, \{Paul E.\} and COOPER, \{Cary L.\} and Steven POELMANS and ALLEN, \{Tammy D.\} and Michael O'DRISCOLL and SANCHEZ, \{Juan I.\} and SIU, \{Oi Ling\} and Phil DEWE and Peter HART and Luo LU and \{DE MORAES\}, \{L{\'u}cio Fl{\'a}vio Renault\} and OSTROGNAY, \{Gabrielle M.\} and Kate SPARKS and Paul WONG",

year = "2004",

month = mar,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x",

language = "English",

volume = "57",

pages = "119--142",

journal = "Personnel Psychology",

issn = "0031-5826",

publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

number = "1",

}

SPECTOR, PE, COOPER, CL, POELMANS, S, ALLEN, TD, O'DRISCOLL, M, SANCHEZ, JI, SIU, OL, DEWE, P, HART, P, LU, L, DE MORAES, LFR, OSTROGNAY, GM, SPARKS, K & WONG, P 2004, 'A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world', Personnel Psychology, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 119-142. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x

TY - JOUR

T1 - A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world

AU - SPECTOR, Paul E.

AU - COOPER, Cary L.

AU - POELMANS, Steven

AU - ALLEN, Tammy D.

AU - O'DRISCOLL, Michael

AU - SANCHEZ, Juan I.

AU - SIU, Oi Ling

AU - DEWE, Phil

AU - HART, Peter

AU - LU, Luo

AU - DE MORAES, Lúcio Flávio Renault

AU - OSTROGNAY, Gabrielle M.

AU - SPARKS, Kate

AU - WONG, Paul

PY - 2004/3/1

Y1 - 2004/3/1

N2 - A comparative study of work-family Stressors, work hours, and well-being was described contrasting 3 culturally distinct regions: Anglo (Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and U.S.), China (Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, and Taiwan) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay). Samples of managers were surveyed in each country, and country data were combined for the 3 regions. Support was found for the hypothesis that Anglos would demonstrate a stronger positive relation between work hours and work-family Stressors than Chinese and Latins. In all 3 samples, work-family Stressors related to increased job satisfaction and reduced well-being. Latins were found to work the most hours, have the most children, and report the highest job satisfaction. China was the only region in which being married and having more children related positively to all measures of well-being.

AB - A comparative study of work-family Stressors, work hours, and well-being was described contrasting 3 culturally distinct regions: Anglo (Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand, and U.S.), China (Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, and Taiwan) and Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay). Samples of managers were surveyed in each country, and country data were combined for the 3 regions. Support was found for the hypothesis that Anglos would demonstrate a stronger positive relation between work hours and work-family Stressors than Chinese and Latins. In all 3 samples, work-family Stressors related to increased job satisfaction and reduced well-being. Latins were found to work the most hours, have the most children, and report the highest job satisfaction. China was the only region in which being married and having more children related positively to all measures of well-being.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/1842682913

U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2004.tb02486.x

M3 - Journal Article (refereed)

SN - 0031-5826

VL - 57

SP - 119

EP - 142

JO - Personnel Psychology

JF - Personnel Psychology

IS - 1

ER -

A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

A cross-national comparative study of work-family stressors, working hours, and well-being : China and Latin America versus the Anglo world

Cite this