The Spillover Effects of Paternal Work Stress on the Home: The Difference between Dual-Earner and Single-Earner Families
AUTHOR : 김재희,이희선,김산하
INFORMATION : page. 181~201 / 2018 Vol.25 No.2
ABSTRACT
The present study aimed to examine the spillover effects from the workplace to families. The association
between job security and fathers' parental stress mediated by their work-schedule on weekend and burnout
were examined. Also, the difference between dual-earner and single-earner families were examined. A
sample of fathers 481(dual-earner = 253) with children from infant through school age participated in the
study and all variables were assessed with fathers' self reports. Data were analyzed using SEM(structural
equation modeling) and multi-group analysis in Mplus 7.4. Findings indicate that low level of job security
indirectly predicted high level of fathers' parental stress through work schedule on weekend or their high
level of burnout. However, these indirect paths appeared differently between dual-earner and single-earner
families, Specifically, only in single-earner families, job security was associated with fathers' parental stress
through work schedule on weekend. The results suggest that the strains due to job security and working
on weekend spill to families and can hinder fathers' engagement in families. Also, findings can inform the
approach to develop family's structure specific policies to facilitate the work-family interface.