Role stressors, interrole conflict, and well-being: The moderating influence of spousal support and coping behaviors among employed parents in Hong Kong

This study examined the relationship between role stressors, interrole conflict, and well-being and the moderating influences of spousal support and coping behaviors among a sample of Hong Kong Chinese employed parents in dual-earner families (N = 243). The results revealed that while parental overload was related to family-work conflict (FWC), work; overload was related to both work-family conflict (WFC) and FWC. Spousal support moderated the effect of parental overload on FWC. The: findings further revealed that FWC was negatively related to job and life satisfaction, but neither WFC nor FWC was related to family satisfaction. Emotion- and problem-focused coping were related to job and family satisfaction, but only emotion-focused coping was related to life satisfaction. However, with the exception of the moderating influence of emotion-focused coping on the relationship between FWC and job satisfaction, the coping behaviors were largely ineffective. Limitations of the study and an organizational role in managing the work-family interface of employed parents are discussed. (C) 1999 Academic Press.