The Impact of Work-Family conflict and Parental Stress on Marital Satisfaction

• Main Author: Björg Vigfúsdóttir 1978-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn í Reykjavík
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Sálfræði; Hjónabandið; Foreldrahlutverk; Psychology; Married people > Psychology; Parenting; Psi; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/30659

Marriage is one of the most important social relationships founded in life and may act as a strong predictor of long term happiness and life satisfaction. Unfortunately, a number of marriages end in divorce and the divorce rate is high in both Europe and the United States, with Iceland as no exception. This research is important because divorce affects the well-being of both parents and children. The present study examines the effect of work-family conflict and parental stress on marital satisfaction. Employees of Vodafone and 365-Sýn Iceland (N=212) completed an online questionnaire administered in March 2018. Marital satisfaction was measured with ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale Items, work to family conflict was measured with Carlson, Kacmar & Williams (2000) work to family and family to work conflict scale, and parenting stress was measured using Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF). Female participants were (38.8%) and male (57.9%) and (3.3%) did not reveal their gender. The age range of participants was 18-53 years. The results indicated that parental stress did affect marital satisfaction, and work family conflict did not affect marital satisfaction. Results also indicated that having children at the age of 0-2 years affected marital satisfaction. Other vise having children did not affect marital satisfaction. At last, work family conflict did not affect women more than men. The study explores the idea and importance of flexible working hours and self- control which might affect marital satisfaction. Keywords: marital satisfaction, marriage, parenting stress, work-family conflict, family to work conflict, children, parenthood Hjónaband er eitt mikilvægasta félagslega samband sem stofnað er til í lífinu og er sterk forspá um langtímaánægju og hamingju. Mörg hjónabönd enda í skilnaði, en skilnaðartíðni er há bæði í Evrópu og Bandaríkjunum og Ísland er engin undantekning. Rannsóknarefnið er mikilvægt því skilnaður hefur neikvæð áhrif á líðan foreldra og barna. Í þessari rannsókn er fjallað um ...