Work-oriented men and women: Similar levels of work-family conflict and guilt yet different coping strategies
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Sousa, Cátia
Kuschel, Katherina
Brito, Ana
Gonçalves, Gabriela
Abstract / Description
Balancing family and professional roles has become one of the challenges of the twenty-first century. This exploratory study aims to analyse the guilt, losses, aspirations and difficulties associated with work-family interaction and the career centrality of men and women, as well as their strategies to cope with work-family conflict. Using questionnaire and interview data of 73 Portuguese participants (41 men and 32 women), we showed that the women experienced the most guilt and loss and greater difficulties in balancing family and professional life. Yet contrary to the literature, the women in this sample assigned great importance to their career (even higher than men), but they felt that their potential for success at work was constrained due to the family demands. Prioritizing family over work gives work-centered women a sense of sacrifice, loss and guilt.
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work-family centrality work-family guilt work-family conflict coping strategies genderPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2018-10-31
Journal title
Psychological Thought
Volume
11
Issue
2
Page numbers
195–211
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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peerReviewed
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Sousa, C., Kuschel, K., Brito, A., & Gonçalves, G. (2018). Work-oriented men and women: Similar levels of work-family conflict and guilt yet different coping strategies. Psychological Thought, 11(2), 195–211. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v11i2.291
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Sousa, Cátia
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kuschel, Katherina
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Brito, Ana
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Gonçalves, Gabriela
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Date of first publication2018-10-31
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Abstract / DescriptionBalancing family and professional roles has become one of the challenges of the twenty-first century. This exploratory study aims to analyse the guilt, losses, aspirations and difficulties associated with work-family interaction and the career centrality of men and women, as well as their strategies to cope with work-family conflict. Using questionnaire and interview data of 73 Portuguese participants (41 men and 32 women), we showed that the women experienced the most guilt and loss and greater difficulties in balancing family and professional life. Yet contrary to the literature, the women in this sample assigned great importance to their career (even higher than men), but they felt that their potential for success at work was constrained due to the family demands. Prioritizing family over work gives work-centered women a sense of sacrifice, loss and guilt.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationSousa, C., Kuschel, K., Brito, A., & Gonçalves, G. (2018). Work-oriented men and women: Similar levels of work-family conflict and guilt yet different coping strategies. Psychological Thought, 11(2), 195–211. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v11i2.291en_US
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ISSN2193-7281
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1519
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1885
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v11i2.291
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Keyword(s)work-family centralityen_US
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Keyword(s)work-family guilten_US
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Keyword(s)work-family conflicten_US
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Keyword(s)coping strategiesen_US
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Keyword(s)genderen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleWork-oriented men and women: Similar levels of work-family conflict and guilt yet different coping strategiesen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titlePsychological Thought
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Page numbers195–211
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Volume11
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