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The Longitudinal Effects of Work-Family Conflict and Positive Spillover on Depressive Symptoms Among Dual-Earner Couples
Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (2005)
  • Leslie B. Hammer, Portland State University
  • Jennifer C. Cullen
  • Margaret Neal, Portland State University
  • Robert R. Sinclair
Abstract
This study assessed longitudinal and cross-sectional relationships between work-family conflict, positive spillover, and depression in a national sample of 234 dual-earner couples. The authors also assessed crossover effects (i.e., the transmission of emotions, affect, or stress from 1 member of a dyad to another) of work-family conflict and positive spillover on spouses' depression. Two general findings of the study were that (a) positive spillover has a stronger impact on depression than does work-family conflict, and (b) the effects of spouses' positive spillover were more strongly related to decreased depression than were the effects of one's own positive spillover. Significant longitudinal effects were related to the crossover of positive spillover on decreased spouse depression.
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Publication Date
April, 2005
Citation Information
Leslie B. Hammer, Jennifer C. Cullen, Margaret Neal and Robert R. Sinclair. "The Longitudinal Effects of Work-Family Conflict and Positive Spillover on Depressive Symptoms Among Dual-Earner Couples" Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Vol. 10 Iss. 2 (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/margaret_neal/34/