Sex and Gender Role Orientation on the Work-Family Interface: Testing Three-Way Interactions [生理性別, 性別角色取向在職家互動的作用: 三階調節效果的檢驗]
Journal
NTU Management Review
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
3
Pages
1-46
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Abstract
From the perspective of gender role orientation, we examined the joint interactive effects of gender role orientation and biological sex on the work and family interface. We conducted a two-wave survey involving 276 employees working in different organizations of diverse industries across Taiwan. After controlling for traditional gender role values, we found significant three-way interactions (sex × gender role orientation × family responsibility) in predicting the bidirectional work and family conflict. Specifically, for men, high femininity strengthened the positive relationships between family responsibility and work-to-family conflict as well as between family responsibility and family-to-work conflict. For women, however, it was low femininity that strengthened the same sets of relationships. Our findings suggest that certain types of non-traditional gender identities (e.g. men endorsing high femininity traits and women endorsing low femininity traits) increase the adjustment challenges for both sexes, especially in a transitional society. Researchers should recognize the differences between the individual's socially prescribed gender role and his/her psychological gender identity, so as to have a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of men's and women's lived experiences on the work and family interface. Copyright ? 2021 by the College of Management, National Taiwan University. All rights reserved.
Subjects
Gender
Gender role orientation
Sex
Work/family conflict
Work/family demands
Type
journal article