HOME-TO-WORK SPILLOVER REVISITED - A STUDY OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYED WOMEN IN DUAL-EARNER COUPLES

In this analysis, I estimated separately the moderating effect of marital role and parent role quality on the relationship between job role quality and psychological distress in a random sample of 300 full-time employed women in dual-earner couples. The hypothesized relationships were confirmed: The quality of women's marital and parental roles each buffered women from the negative mental health effects associated with a poor experience on the job. Comparison of these data with those previously reported by the husbands of these women indicated that these interaction effects did not depend on gender. For full-time employed men and women in dual-earner couples, positive experiences in the role of partner or parent buffered the effects of job experiences on psychological distress.