Testing the Spillover-Crossover Model between Work-Life Balance and Satisfaction in Different Domains of Life in Dual-Earner Households

Schnettler, Berta; Miranda-Zapata, Edgardo; Grunert, Klaus G.; Lobos, Germán; Lapo, María; Hueche, Clementina

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“…The Spanish-language versions of the OJSS, SWLS, SWFoL and SWFaL have previously shown good internal consistency with adult samples in Chile [ 14 , 15 , 20 , 21 , 34 ].…”

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“…Studies have reported either unidirectional crossover effects, from one partner to the other, or bidirectional effects, from one partner to the other and vice versa [ 31 ]. The bidirectional crossover requires special attention in dual-earner couples as both members of this dyad must balance work, family life and other roles, such as food-related tasks [ 32 ], and they must also fulfill different roles and tasks within their relationship [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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“…Research shows that women are more influenced by their male partner than men are by their female partner, which may be due to women’s socialization to be more sensitive to their partners [ 36 ]. Nevertheless, other studies show that men’s satisfaction can also be influenced by their female partners [ 25 , 34 ]. In addition, when the relationship between one related variable among couples and their satisfaction with life, as well as satisfaction with different domains of life, are measured at the same time, symmetric crossover effects have been reported for some outcomes and asymmetric crossover effects for others [ 34 , 37 , 38 ].…”

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Domain Satisfaction and Overall Life Satisfaction: Testing the Spillover-Crossover Model in Chilean Dual-Earner Couples

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The aim of this study was to examine spillover and crossover effects between job satisfaction, satisfaction with family life (SWFaL), satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL) and overall life satisfaction (LS) in dual-earner couples. The gender of the couple members was also accounted for in these interrelationships. A sample of 473 dual-earner couples with adolescent children in Temuco, Chile, responded to a questionnaire. Both members of the couple answered the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Overall Job Satisfaction Scale, the Satisfaction with Family Life Scale and the Satisfaction with Food-related Life Scale. Using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model and structural equation modeling, it was found that men’s LS was positively associated with their own job satisfaction, SWFaL and SWFoL (spillover), as well as with their partner’s SWFaL (crossover). Results also showed that women’s LS was positively associated with their own job satisfaction, SWFaL and SWFoL (spillover), as well as with their partner’s SWFaL and job satisfaction. Different gender patterns were found for job satisfaction and SWFoL. These findings suggest that for dual-earner couples, life satisfaction may not only be influenced by their own individual satisfaction in a life domain but also by their partner’s satisfaction in the same domain.

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“…The Spanish-language versions of the OJSS, SWLS, SWFoL and SWFaL have previously shown good internal consistency with adult samples in Chile [ 14 , 15 , 20 , 21 , 34 ].…”

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Domain Satisfaction and Overall Life Satisfaction: Testing the Spillover-Crossover Model in Chilean Dual-Earner Couples

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“…As previous research has shown, work-family balance improves the well-being of the employed parent (Szücs et al 2011;Barnett et al 2019;Nomaguchi and Milkie 2020;Schnettler et al 2020), their partner (Demerouti et al 2005;Matias et al 2017;Vieira et al 2018;Schnettler et al 2020), and their children (Milkie et al 2010). Moreover, employers also benefit.…”

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The Long Arm of an Unsupportive Work-Family Culture in Work Organizations: Crossover to the Partner’s Work-Family Balance Satisfaction in Dual-Earner Couples

Bernhardt

Bünning

2021

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This study analyzes how an unsupportive organizational work-family culture experienced by one employed parent at work can cross over to their partner and reduce the latter’s satisfaction with work-family balance (WFBS). Workplace cultures that are structured around the “ideal worker” norm have enormous and often detrimental impacts on parents’ abilities to manage work and family roles. Drawing on crossover theory, we argue that these kinds of unsupportive work-family cultures have adverse consequences, not only for working parents but also for their partners. We hypothesize that if one partner experiences an unsupportive work-family culture, they can provide less instrumental and emotional support to the other partner, which reduces the other partner’s WFBS. We use a unique dataset of 556 dual-earner couples with young children surveyed in Germany in 2015 and perform multivariate regression analysis and structural equation modelling. We find robust evidence that mothers were less satisfied with work-family balance if fathers reported an unsupportive work-family culture in their organization. There was only weak evidence, however, for crossover between an unsupportive work-family culture at the mother’s workplace and the father’s WFBS. Mediation analysis suggests that these associations were transmitted in part through reduced emotional support, whereas instrumental support did not appear to play a role. The findings lend support to the argument that an unsupportive work-family culture in one parent’s workplace reduces the emotional support they provide to their partner, which reduces the partner’s WFBS.

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“…Latin American dual-earner parents still uphold traditional roles in the home (Schnettler et al, 2019). Women face high pressure to prioritize a domestic role as they balance a work role (Terrazas-Carrillo et al, 2016), and are still the main person responsible for the food-related tasks and family meals, even if they have paid employment (Schnettler et al, 2020); in contrast, men's work role is considered a contribution to the family (Bartley, Blanton, & Gilliard, 2005). Taken together, findings have shown that variables which influence SWB can vary between countries and cultures in how they manifest (e.g.…”

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The diverging patterns of life satisfaction between families: A latent profile analysis in dual-earner parents with adolescents

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This study identifies family profiles based on the level of life satisfaction (LS) in mothers, fathers and adolescents, and variables related to their family, food, and work life. The sample was composed of 303 families of dual-earner parents (mothers’ mean age = 40.9 years, SD = 7.4, fathers’ mean age = 43.2 years, SD = 7.2) and one of their children aged between 10 and 17 years (mean age 13.3, SD = 2.4, 51.5% female). A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was used to identify five family profiles. Profiles differed in LS, satisfaction with family life (SWFaL), satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL), family functioning, both parents’ work-life balance and their perception of the financial situation of the household. Balanced and imbalanced families in terms of LS differed in the three family members’ LS and SWFaL, mothers’ and children’ SWFoL and family functioning, and both parents’ perception of financial situation. These results contribute to understanding the heterogeneity of life satisfaction dynamics between and within dual-earner families.

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Testing the Spillover-Crossover Model between Work-Life Balance and Satisfaction in Different Domains of Life in Dual-Earner Households

Cited by 44 publications

References 98 publications

Domain Satisfaction and Overall Life Satisfaction: Testing the Spillover-Crossover Model in Chilean Dual-Earner Couples

Domain Satisfaction and Overall Life Satisfaction: Testing the Spillover-Crossover Model in Chilean Dual-Earner Couples

The Long Arm of an Unsupportive Work-Family Culture in Work Organizations: Crossover to the Partner’s Work-Family Balance Satisfaction in Dual-Earner Couples

The diverging patterns of life satisfaction between families: A latent profile analysis in dual-earner parents with adolescents

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