Work family balance: moving beyond gender

Thesis (M.A., Psychology) -- California State University, Sacramento, 2011.The primary goal of this research is to identify predictors of work interference with family (WIF) and their subsequent relationship to WIF in 72 female, married participants. Several distal predictors (managerial support, role autonomy, and hours worked) have been well-documented as predictors of WIF. Proximal predictors (balance of power, division of labor and egalitarianism) were also studied. Results indicate that among workplace (distal) predictors managerial support and hours worked continued to act as predictors of WIF and relationship (proximal) predictors balance of power and percentage of home duties also contributed to understanding overall Work Family Conflict. Implications for these findings indicate that working mothers continue to seek a balance between their family and work responsibilities and entities who support this consideration should continue to search for ways to champion these efforts.Psycholog