Effects of role conflicts and role satisfactions on stress of three professions in Hong Kong: a path analysis approach

Abstract

Numerous studies have been conducted to test the causal relationship among role conflict, role satisfaction and stress. However, they are mostly done in the USA. Given that Chinese culture is different from American culture, models developed in the West may not apply to the Chinese population. This study, therefore, examined the causal relationship among work conflict, family conflict, job satisfaction, marital satisfaction, life satisfaction and stress. Subjects of this study included nurses, social workers, and managers in Hong Kong. Path analysis was conducted and its result showed a good fit of the model. The findings indicate that job satisfaction and marital satisfaction experienced by the subjects were affected by work conflict and family conflict as well as inter‐role conflict. Likewise, their stress level was also influenced by life satisfaction which in turn was affected by job satisfaction and marital satisfaction.

Predictability and family support: Effects on Air Force organizational outcomes

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“…The questions and their scales are listed below. The coefficient alpha for this scale was 0.83, which is consistent with the results reported by Chui et al (1998), who received a coefficient alpha of 0.78. Allen, and Smith (1993) was used to measure an individual's affective organizational commitment.…”

“…Life satisfaction has been referred to as quality of life (Dissert & Deller, 2000) and subjective well-being (Chui et al, 1998). As one would assume, a variable as broad as life satisfaction has many potential antecedents.…”

“…As one would assume, a variable as broad as life satisfaction has many potential antecedents. Those frequently included in the literature are job satisfaction (Chui et al, 1998, Judge & Watanabe, 1993, marital satisfaction (Chui et al, 1998), family satisfaction (Carlson & Perrewe, 1999), and stress in both the work and family domains (Adams et al, 1996).…”

The Effect of Work/Family Conflict on Intention to Quit: The Mediating Roles of Job and Life Satisfaction

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