The double-edged sword of acculturation: Navigating work-family conflict among immigrants

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作者：
Shang, Sudong [1 ]
Yao, Christian [2 ]
Roche, Maree [3 ]
Wang, Minghui [4 ]
机构：
[1] Griffith Univ, Griffith Business Sch, Dept Employment Relat & Human Resources, Nathan, Australia
[2] Victoria Univ Wellington, Sch Management, Wellington, New Zealand
[3] Univ Auckland, Auckland Business Sch, Auckland, New Zealand
[4] Henan Univ, Inst Psychol & Behav, Kaifeng 475004, Henan, Peoples R China
来源：
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS | 2025年 / 105卷
关键词：
Acculturation; Work-family conflict; Chinese immigrants; INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS; CHINESE-IMMIGRANTS; CULTURE; MODEL; INTERFACE; CONSEQUENCES; CONSERVATION; SATISFACTION; EXPERIENCES; INTEGRATION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102154
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
Work-family conflict (WFC) research has largely overlooked the unique experiences of ethnic minorities, particularly immigrant employees navigating dual cultural contexts. Addressing this limitation, our study investigates how acculturation influences WFC among Chinese immigrants in New Zealand. Using interviews with 29 participants, we found that Chinese immigrants employ a domain-specific acculturation strategy: adopting a separation approach in the family domain to preserve their native culture while pursuing an integration approach in the work domain by blending home and host cultures. This dual strategy has contrasting effects on WFC-mitigating it through enhanced social support at work, while simultaneously exacerbating it through increased role demands. Our findings extend theoretical frameworks in WFC and acculturation, offering nuanced insights for scholars and practitioners into managing migrant workers' WFC.
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