Work–Life Conflict and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Gender and Household Income in Western Europe
Although many potential moderators of the work–life conflict and job satisfaction relationship are well-studied, previous research has often overlooked the potential influence of different income groups on this dynamic. Our aim in this paper is to test this moderation effect within the context of We...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6577cb29db6f44129acea5e52bfa80c1 2024-01-21T10:07:23+01:00 Work–Life Conflict and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Gender and Household Income in Western Europe Vladimir Mentus Jovana Zafirović 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12120678 https://doaj.org/article/6577cb29db6f44129acea5e52bfa80c1 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/12/678 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-0760 doi:10.3390/socsci12120678 2076-0760 https://doaj.org/article/6577cb29db6f44129acea5e52bfa80c1 Social Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 12, p 678 (2023) job satisfaction work–life conflict gender household income European Social Survey Social Sciences H article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12120678 2023-12-24T01:36:17Z Although many potential moderators of the work–life conflict and job satisfaction relationship are well-studied, previous research has often overlooked the potential influence of different income groups on this dynamic. Our aim in this paper is to test this moderation effect within the context of Western Europe. Additionally, we carry out the analysis for men and women separately, as this dynamic may be strongly influenced by gender. Using data from the tenth round of the European Social Survey for twelve countries (Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Switzerland), we found a significant positive moderating effect of household income on the relationship between work–life conflict and job satisfaction for women, while for men the moderation effect is not significant. Our results thus suggest that for women, higher household income may serve as a buffer, alleviating the detrimental impact of individual work–life conflict on job satisfaction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Social Sciences 12 12 678 |
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Although many potential moderators of the work–life conflict and job satisfaction relationship are well-studied, previous research has often overlooked the potential influence of different income groups on this dynamic. Our aim in this paper is to test this moderation effect within the context of Western Europe. Additionally, we carry out the analysis for men and women separately, as this dynamic may be strongly influenced by gender. Using data from the tenth round of the European Social Survey for twelve countries (Belgium, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and Switzerland), we found a significant positive moderating effect of household income on the relationship between work–life conflict and job satisfaction for women, while for men the moderation effect is not significant. Our results thus suggest that for women, higher household income may serve as a buffer, alleviating the detrimental impact of individual work–life conflict on job satisfaction. |
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Work–Life Conflict and Job Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Gender and Household Income in Western Europe |
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