Family Life Less Stressful, Work Benefits: The family stress and family-to-work interference among married junior high school teachers

• Main Authors: Chuang, Feng-chi, 莊豐萁
• Other Authors: Lin, Ju-ping
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2005
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18891811460105418705

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 人類發展與家庭學系 === 93 === Abstract This study examined family stress and family-to-work interference experienced by teachers, predictors of both two, and the relationship between them. Additionally, this study put emphasis on gender difference. The data were obtained by questionnaire from a sample of 577 married junior high school teachers who has a child below 15, which includes 175 male and 402 female teachers. Findings reveal that: 1. Family stress perceived by married junior high school teachers was moderate. Total family stress and each four family sub-stress (parenting stress, marital stress, domestic-labor stress, intergenerational stress) perceived by male teachers are significantly lower than female. Family stressors that male teacher and female teachers felt relatively more stressful are a bit different. 2. The stage of youngest child, hours spending on domestic labor, taking most domestic labor responsibility by oneself, and living with someone who need long-term care were significant predictors of total family stress for married teachers. Predictors of different family sub-stress didn’t completely the same, and also different by gender. In general, the stage of youngest child, taking most domestic labor responsibility by oneself, and living with someone who need long-term care were important predictors of each four family sub-stress for entire married teachers sample and female sample. Domestic-labor-related variables not only predicted domestic-labor stress, but also predicted intergenerational stress, marital stress, and parenting stress. Furthermore, the regular assistance in domestic labor by spouse were an important predictor for married female teacher. However, variables examined in this study didn’t have good prediction on male. 3. Most married junior high school teachers do experienced family-to-work interference last semester, but the frequency didn’t vary high. Indeed, female teachers experienced higher family-to-work interference than male. The kinds of family-to-work interference that both male and female teachers frequently experienced are “can’t spend additional time on work”, “feeling drained of energy needed for work”, and “mood spillover.” 4. Total family stress, parenting stress, domestic-labor stress , the stage of youngest child, domestic-labor assistance from kin or hired laborer, and days couple live apart per week were significant predictors of family-to-work interference for married teachers. There are gender differences between the predictors for male and female teachers. Total family stress was the only common predictor for both male and female teachers, whereas spouse-work-related variables was significant predictors for male, and domestic-labor-related variables was significant predictors for female. According the findings, suggestions for school-based family life education provided for teachers to enhance their family life, and for future studies are addressed.