Noor Noraini M
Department of Psychology, International Islamic University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
J Soc Psychol. 2002 Oct;142(5):645-62. doi: 10.1080/00224540209603924.
The author tested for the 3 possible pathways (i.e., direct, moderator, and mediator effects) in which locus of control can influence the relationship between work-family conflict and well-being. The author predicted that work-family conflict would be negatively correlated with well-being. In a sample of 310 Malaysian employed women with families, work-family conflict was a significant predictor of both job satisfaction and distress--negatively related to job satisfaction and positively related to symptoms of distress. More important, the results provided support for the effects of all 3 pathways of control on the relationship between work-family conflict and well-being, depending on the outcome measure: For job satisfaction, locus of control had direct effects, acted as a partial mediator, and played a significant moderating role. In contrast, only the direct effect of locus of control predicted distress. The author discusses those findings with reference to the literature on work-family conflict, locus of control, and the issue of stress-distress specificity.
作者对控制点可能影响工作-家庭冲突与幸福感之间关系的三种途径（即直接效应、调节效应和中介效应）进行了检验。作者预测工作-家庭冲突与幸福感呈负相关。在一个由310名有家庭的马来西亚职业女性组成的样本中，工作-家庭冲突是工作满意度和痛苦程度的显著预测因素——与工作满意度呈负相关，与痛苦症状呈正相关。更重要的是，根据结果指标，研究结果支持了控制点的所有三种途径对工作-家庭冲突与幸福感之间关系的影响：对于工作满意度，控制点有直接效应，起到部分中介作用，并发挥了显著的调节作用。相比之下，只有控制点的直接效应能预测痛苦程度。作者参照有关工作-家庭冲突、控制点以及压力-痛苦特异性问题的文献对这些发现进行了讨论。
