The Longitudinal Effects of Work-Family Conflict and Positive Spillover on Depressive Symptoms Among Dual-Earner Couples.

Abstract

This study assessed longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships between work-family conflict, positive spillover, and depression in a national sample of 234 dual-earner couples. The authors also assessed crossover effects (i.e., the transmission of emotions, affect, or stress from 1 member of a dyad to another) of work-family conflict and positive spillover on spouses' depression. Two general findings of the study were that (a) positive spillover has a stronger impact on depression than does work-family conflict, and (b) the effects of spouses' positive spillover were more strongly related to decreased depression than were the effects of one's own positive spillover. Significant longitudinal effects were related to the crossover of positive spillover on decreased spouse depression.

Work–home interference and its prospective relation to major depression and treatment with antidepressants

“…High WHI was, however, clearly associated with the major depression indicator among women only, while risk estimates for antidepressant treatment appeared somewhat stronger for men. Prospective effects of WHI or WFC on depressive complaints (14) or dysphoric mood (26) have been reported in some smaller previous studies, while other studies have found no significant longitudinal effects of WFC on depression (27,28) or psychological distress (29). Some of these studies had a long follow-up period (4-6 years), which could be a limitation if WHI is only associated with short-term risk of depressive symptoms.…”

Relationships between work–family dynamics and parenting experiences: a dyadic analysis of dual-earner couples

“…According to Greenhaus and Powell (2006), work-family enrichment is the extent to which experiences in one life role improves the quality of performance and experiences in another life role either directly or indirectly through its influence on positive affect. Work-family enrichment has been associated with better mental health (Grzywacz & Marks, 2000;Stephens, Franks, & Atienza, 1997) and physical health (Demerouti & Geurts, 2004), with higher levels of family satisfaction (Edwards & Rothbard, 2000;Grzywacz, Almeida, & McDonald, 2002), with stronger organizational commitment, higher job satisfaction, and personal growth (Aryee, Srnivas, & Running head: WORK-FAMILY DYNAMICS AND PARENTING 6 Tan, 2005), and lower levels of stress, depression, alcohol abuse, and marital conflict (Grzywacz & Marks, 2000;Hammer, Cullen, Neal, Sinclair, & Shafiro, 2005).…”

Home to Work Spillover and Psychological Distress in Middle-Aged Women

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