Teachers' occupation-specific work-family conflict

Rachel Gali Cinamon, Yisrael Rich, Mina Westman

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    Abstract

    To expand work-family conflict (WFC) research to specific occupations, this study investigated how work and family generic and occupation-specific Stressors and support variables related to family interfering with work (F → W) and work interfering with family (W → F) among 230 Israeli high school teachers, Further expanding WFC research, the authors assessed WFC effects on burnout and vigor. Results indicated that W → F conflict was related to generic variables and more so to distinctive teaching characteristics (e.g., investment in student behavior and parent-teacher relations). Both W → F and F → W predicted burnout, whereas only F → W predicted vigor. Implications for WFC research and occupational health programs are discussed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)249-261
    Number of pages13
    JournalCareer Development Quarterly
    Volume55
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 2007

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