Multifaceted Work-to-Life Negative Spillover and Depressive Symptoms among Working Women: The Moderating Effect of Social Activities Satisfaction

Abstract

This study aims to examine how work-to-life negative spillover is associated with depressive symptoms among working women and to explore moderating effect of social activities satisfaction on the relationship between work-to-life spillover and depression. This was a secondary data analysis from a sample of 2869 employed women from the 7th Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families. The results showed that work-to-life negative spillover was positively associated with depressive symptoms. Additionally, there was a significant moderating effect of social activities satisfaction on the relationship between work-to-life negative spillover and depressive symptoms (β = 0.176, p < 0.05). It was found that the low social activity group showed fewer depressive symptoms induced by the negative work-to-life spillover than the high social activity group. Based on the results of our study, effective strategies and policies for work-family compatibility and interventions aimed at reducing the work induced stress and depressive symptoms are recommended.

Decomposition analysis of the difference in depressive symptoms between urban and rural employed people in China: Unpaid work plays an important role

“…Employed people with job satisfaction and high level of high level of life satisfaction are less likely to experience depressive symptoms than those with job dissatisfaction and low level of life satisfaction, which is consistent with previous studies (Nam & Nam, 2022; Tatsuse et al, 2019; Van Damme-Ostapowicz et al, 2021; Wilkinson et al, 2018). Life satisfaction is an individual’s subjective evaluation of his or her life situation based on the intrinsic criteria set by him or her (Diener et al, 1985) and is a cognitive component of subjective well-being (Diener, 1984).…”