RT Article
T1 Religion, resources, and work-family balance
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 15
IS 4
SP 389
OP 401
A1 Patel, Shivani   P.
A1 Cunningham, Christopher   J.L.
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2012
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1838988637
AB It is increasingly recognised that work and family roles are interconnected. This is one reason why researchers and practitioners are working to understand and facilitate balance between work and nonwork roles. Most existing literature defines inter-role balance by emphasising work and family roles alone; unfortunately, this narrow focus prevents us from recognising individuals’ engagements in many other roles that may also influence one's balance. The present study expands our thinking about work-family balance by presenting and testing a model that incorporates involvement in a third role, organised religion. Specifically, we examine religious involvement, among Hindus living in the United States (N = 105), as a predictor of resource gain and loss, and its effect on perceptions of work-family balance. Working within a Conversation of Resources framework, it was then expected that this resource gain/loss would influence coping strategies and perceptions of bi-directional work-family conflict and facilitation (indicators of work-family balance).
K1 Balance
K1 Religion
K1 Resources
K1 stress and coping
K1 work-family conflict
K1 work-family facilitation
DO 10.1080/13674676.2011.577765