Stress in Home-Based Working Mothers: The Role of Boundary Management and Psychological Type
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin10379992782021-08-03T06:09:02Z Stress in Home-Based Working Mothers: The Role of Boundary Management and Psychological Type Patterson, Lori J. (Sohns) stress home-based work mothers boundary management psychological type Despite a dramatic increase in home-based work in the past decade, the research looking at the stress or strain associated with it has been sparse. Based on several existing gaps in the literature, the objectives for the current study were: to specify the relationship between stress and a potentially stress-reducing variable, boundary management; to investigate whether a boundary management intervention would reduce stress; and to clarify the role of psychological type. The population of interest was home-based working mothers, who have the highest prospects for stress while working at home and, therefore, the greatest potential for stress reduction.Home-based working mothers were recruited from Home-based Working Mothers (www.hbwm.com), Work-at-Home Moms (www.wahm.com), www.MOMS-HOME-WORK.com , and other sources. Instruments included a survey of demographic information, the Psychological Type Index (PTI: Grasha, 1997), the Home/Work Boundaries Inventory (HBI), and selected subscales from the Holistic Stress Test (HST: Grasha, 1996). Of the 94 mothers that participated, 76 completed the PTI and all pretest measures, and were randomly assigned to one of two conditions:(1) The Boundary Management- -Experimental condition (BME). After the pretest, BME subjects were asked to return to the website to participate in a boundary management intervention. BME subjects implemented the intervention in a self-directed manner over a six-week period.(2) The No Intervention Control (NIC) condition. After the pretest, the No-Intervention Control (NIC) subjects were told they would be contacted for follow-up in six weeks.Six weeks from pre-test, subjects in both conditions completed the HST scales and HBI a second time.Three out of eight hypotheses were significant: there was a negative relationship between boundary management and stress; Introverts did have higher boundary management scores than Extraverts; and Sensing types did have higher boundary management scores than Intuitives. Due to the high attrition rate, hypotheses regarding the intervention were unable to be tested. The study sheds light on the nature of home-based work for mothers; the tasks involved in designing and developing an on-line, self-directed intervention for this population; issues related to subject recruitment and follow-up; and areas for future research and practical application. 2002 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1037999278 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1037999278 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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