Work-role expectations and work family conflict: gender differences in emotional exhaustion

摘要

A model integrating work-role expectations of employees, work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and a component of burnout was proposed and empirically tested on 163 employees, who were also part of dual-earner couples. Gender differences were found in the proposed model. For males, work-family conflict mediated the relationship between work-role expectations and emotional exhaustion. Although the same indirect relationship was found for females, a direct relationship also existed between work-role expectations and emotional exhaustion. Additionally, for females, family-work conflict was found to be a key contributor to work-family conflict and emotional exhaustion. Managerial implications and future research directions are discussed.