TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing work-family balance through conflict management
AU - LU, Jiafang
AU - TJOSVOLD, Dean William
AU - SHI, Kan
AU - WANG, Bin
PY - 2012/6/1
Y1 - 2012/6/1
N2 - An often-neglected perspective is that work-family incompatibilities are not only intrapersonal role conflicts but also typically involve interpersonal conflicts. This study adopts an episodes approach and uses the theory of cooperation and competition to understand the interaction that promotes resolving work-family conflict incidents. Two-hundred and four Chinese dual-career parents each described a specific work-family conflict incident and responded to specific questions to code the interaction. Structural equation analyses indicated that cooperative goals facilitated constructive controversy that in turn promoted high quality resolutions, strong relationships, and confidence in the future of their work and family lives.
AB - An often-neglected perspective is that work-family incompatibilities are not only intrapersonal role conflicts but also typically involve interpersonal conflicts. This study adopts an episodes approach and uses the theory of cooperation and competition to understand the interaction that promotes resolving work-family conflict incidents. Two-hundred and four Chinese dual-career parents each described a specific work-family conflict incident and responded to specific questions to code the interaction. Structural equation analyses indicated that cooperative goals facilitated constructive controversy that in turn promoted high quality resolutions, strong relationships, and confidence in the future of their work and family lives.
KW - Conflict management
KW - Cooperation and competition
KW - Work-family conflict
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84861200280&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2011.01363.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2011.01363.x
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 1367-2223
VL - 15
SP - 77
EP - 88
JO - Asian Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Asian Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -