Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female secretaries in Malaysia
As more married women participate in the labour force and occupy both work and family roles simultaneously, they tend to experience conflict between work and family roles. This study examined the intensity of work-family conflict experienced by female secretaries in the state of Selangor, Malaysia....
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| description | As more married women participate in the labour force and occupy both work and family roles simultaneously, they tend to experience conflict between work and family roles. This study examined the intensity of work-family conflict experienced by female secretaries in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The study also analysed the social support that the secretaries received at the workplace from supervisors and co-workers and outside their workplace from husbands, and friends and relatives. Data were gathered through self administered questionnaires from 120 secretaries. The secretaries in this study experienced work-family conflict with varying intensities as they try to fulfill the conflicting demands of work and family roles. They
received the least social support from their supervisors, and the most from their husbands. Implications of these findings for married working women in terms of facilities, support services and social support are discussed. |
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| spelling | upm-31832015-09-09T07:52:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3183/ Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female secretaries in Malaysia Ahmad, Aminah As more married women participate in the labour force and occupy both work and family roles simultaneously, they tend to experience conflict between work and family roles. This study examined the intensity of work-family conflict experienced by female secretaries in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The study also analysed the social support that the secretaries received at the workplace from supervisors and co-workers and outside their workplace from husbands, and friends and relatives. Data were gathered through self administered questionnaires from 120 secretaries. The secretaries in this study experienced work-family conflict with varying intensities as they try to fulfill the conflicting demands of work and family roles. They received the least social support from their supervisors, and the most from their husbands. Implications of these findings for married working women in terms of facilities, support services and social support are discussed. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1997-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3183/1/Work-Family_Conflict_and_Social_Support_A_Study_of_Female.pdf Ahmad, Aminah (1997) Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female secretaries in Malaysia. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 5 (2). pp. 93-101. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-5-2-9 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad, Aminah Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female secretaries in Malaysia |
| title | Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female
secretaries in Malaysia |
| title_full | Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female
secretaries in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female
secretaries in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female
secretaries in Malaysia |
| title_short | Work-family conflict and social support: a study of female
secretaries in Malaysia |
| title_sort | work-family conflict and social support: a study of female
secretaries in malaysia |
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