Self‐ambivalence: Naming a contemporary work–family problem that has no name
Jenny M. Hoobler,
Courtney R. Masterson,
Kristie Rogers
Abstract:SummaryAs workers and family members, individuals ought to celebrate seemingly positive events (e.g., a promotion and the purchase of a home). Yet, the numerous identities that contemporary workers hold increase the likelihood of an event that is pleasant in one domain being problematic in another and more cognitively and affectively complex than anticipated. We theorize that these events are likely to prompt self‐evaluations that are positive (“I'm a success!”) and negative (“I'm a failure.”) across one's ide… Show more
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