Spousal recovery support, recovery experiences, and life satisfaction crossover among dual-earner couples

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• Personal Author:
  Fritz C ; Park Y
• Description:
  Research has indicated the importance of recovery from work stress for employee well-being and work engagement. However, very little is known about the specific factors that may support or hinder recovery in the context of dual-earner couples. This study proposes spousal recovery support as a potential resource that dual-earner couples can draw on to enhance their recovery experiences and well-being. It was hypothesized that spousal recovery support would be related to the recipient spouse's life satisfaction via his or her own recovery experiences (i.e., psychological detachment, relaxation, and mastery experiences). The study further investigated the crossover of life satisfaction between working spouses as a potential outcome of recovery processes. Data from 318 full-time employed married couples in South Korea were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results showed that spousal recovery support was positively related to all 3 recovery experiences of the recipient spouse. Moreover, this recovery support was related to the recipient spouse's life satisfaction via relaxation and mastery experiences. Unexpectedly, psychological detachment was negatively related to life satisfaction, possibly indicating a suppression effect. Life satisfaction crossed over between working spouses. No gender differences were found in the hypothesized paths. Based on these findings, theoretical and practical implications are discussed, and future research directions are presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Men Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Spousal Recovery Support Coping Behavior Crossover Dual-earner Couples Employee Satisfaction Families Job Stress Life Satisfaction Psychological Adaptation Psychological Responses Psychological Stress Recovery Experiences Work-life Balance Worker Health Work Experience

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• ISSN:
  0021-9010
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kansas ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  100
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048613
• Citation:
  J Appl Psychol 2015 Mar; 100(2):557-566
• Contact Point Address:
  YoungAh Park, Department of Psychological Sciences, Kansas State University, 492 Bluemont Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-5302
• Email:
  youngah@ksu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:643a6de72c81893731cae0eee5bb365527a63e59d80a3166e910bbbf7bea5156f651fc5d9d641ba8badac0bac3b626fe0a0bebeab9871f39b047d89bb395cb0b
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203328/cdc_203328_DS1.pdf
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