Burley K A
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston 71272-0044.
Psychol Rep. 1994 Feb;74(1):115-23. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1994.74.1.115.
This study examined the relationships among gender, coping, and anticipated work-family conflict for career-bound men and women. 256 university students enrolled in a university in northern Louisiana participated. Multivariate and univariate analyses were used to examine (a) potential gender differences with respect to anticipated work-family conflict and work-family coping mechanisms and (b) the role coping processes may play in mediating the relationship between gender and anticipated work-family conflict. The results indicated significant differences between the sexes with respect to anticipated work-family conflict as well as to expected use of various coping strategies to manage anticipated work-family conflict. Contrary to expectations, coping strategies did not mediate the relationship between gender and work-family conflict. The issue of coping as a mediator variable as well as the study's primary implications for students and professional educators are addressed.
本研究考察了即将步入职场的男性和女性在性别、应对方式以及预期的工作-家庭冲突之间的关系。256名就读于路易斯安那州北部一所大学的学生参与了研究。采用多变量和单变量分析来检验：（a）在预期的工作-家庭冲突和工作-家庭应对机制方面潜在的性别差异；（b）应对过程在调节性别与预期的工作-家庭冲突之间关系中可能发挥的作用。结果表明，在预期的工作-家庭冲突以及管理预期的工作-家庭冲突所采用的各种应对策略的预期使用方面，两性之间存在显著差异。与预期相反，应对策略并未调节性别与工作-家庭冲突之间的关系。文中讨论了应对作为中介变量的问题以及该研究对学生和专业教育工作者的主要启示。
