Role stressors, interrole conflict, and well-being: The moderating influence of spousal support and coping behaviors among employed parents in Hong Kong

This study examined the relationship between role stressors, interrole conf lict, and well-being and the moderating influences of spousal support and c oping behaviors among a sample of Hong Kong Chinese employed parents in dua l-earner families (N = 243). The results revealed that while parental overl oad was related to family-work conflict (FWC), work; overload was related t o both work-family conflict (WFC) and FWC. Spousal support moderated the ef fect of parental overload on FWC. The: findings further revealed that FWC w as negatively related to job and life satisfaction, but neither WFC nor FWC was related to family satisfaction. Emotion- and problem-focused coping we re related to job and family satisfaction, but only emotion-focused coping was related to life satisfaction. However, with the exception of the modera ting influence of emotion-focused coping on the relationship between FWC an d job satisfaction, the coping behaviors were largely ineffective. Limitati ons of the study and an organizational role in managing the work-family int erface of employed parents are discussed. (C) 1999 Academic Press.