Research Article | Open Access

Work-Family Spillover and Family Functioning in Married Working Women

    Faiza Safdar

    Centre for Clinical Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan


Received
21 Aug, 2017
Accepted
23 Sep, 2019
Published
31 Dec, 2019

The present study aimed to ascertain the relationship between work-family spillover and family functioning in married working women. It was hypothesized that family functioning will be negatively related with negative dimensions of family-to-wok and work-to-family spillover. A positive relationship was assumed between family functioning and positive dimensions of family-to-work and work-to- family spillover in married working women. A sample comprised of 150 married working women with the age range from 25-50 years (M = 37.3, SD = 8.92) from colleges, universities and hospitals was included. General Functioning Scale of Family Assessment Device (Epstein, Baldwin, & Bishop, 1983) and Work Family Spillover (Grzywacz & Marks, 2000) were translated into Urdu language. Results revealed a significant negative relationship of family functioning with negative dimensions of family-to-work and work-to- family spillover while family functioning was positively related with positive dimensions of family-to-work and work-to- family spillover. Family-to-work and work-to-family spillover significantly predicted family functioning. Work-to-family spillover was significantly higher in working women than family-to-work spillover. The results were discussed in the light of previous literature and theoretical and cultural background.

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APA-7 Style
Safdar, F. (2019). Work-Family Spillover and Family Functioning in Married Working Women. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 34(4), 773-786. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.4.42

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Safdar, F. Work-Family Spillover and Family Functioning in Married Working Women. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2019, 34, 773-786. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.4.42

AMA Style
Safdar F. Work-Family Spillover and Family Functioning in Married Working Women. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2019; 34(4): 773-786. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.4.42

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Safdar, Faiza. 2019. "Work-Family Spillover and Family Functioning in Married Working Women" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 34, no. 4: 773-786. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2019.34.4.42