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Personality as an antecedent of work-family conflict : a variable- and person-centred approach
This study examined the relationship between personality and work-family conflict amongst working fathers in South Africa. Two conceptual approaches to personality were employed: a variable-centred approach using the Big-Five personality dimensions (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and a person-centred approac...
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| author | Omrawo, Charlene |
| author2 | Jaga, Ameeta |
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| description | This study examined the relationship between personality and work-family conflict amongst working fathers in South Africa. Two conceptual approaches to personality were employed: a variable-centred approach using the Big-Five personality dimensions (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and a person-centred approach using Asendorpf and Aken's personality prototypes (1999). Cross-sectional survey data were collected from working fathers in a variety of South African organisations (N = 237). Scale portability and robustness of the work-family conflict and personality scale was established through exploratory factor analysis. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that Neuroticism explained significant variance in work-to-family conflict and that Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness to Experience explained significant variance in family-to-work conflict. Cluster analysis confirmed the personality prototypes, Overcontrollers, Undercontrollers and Resilients in this sample. Analysis of Variance results showed no difference in experiences of work-to-family conflict across Resilients, Overcontrollers and Undercontrollers. However, results showed that Resilients experienced less family-to-work conflict than Undercontrollers. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. This study examined the relationship between personality and work-family conflict amongst working fathers in South Africa. Two conceptual approaches to personality were employed: a variable-centred approach using the Big-Five personality dimensions (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and a person-centred approach using Asendorpf and Aken's personality prototypes (1999). Cross-sectional survey data were collected from working fathers in a variety of South African organisations (N = 237). Scale portability and robustness of the work-family conflict and personality scale was established through exploratory factor analysis. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that Neuroticism explained significant variance in work-to-family conflict and that Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness to Experience explained significant variance in family-to-work conflict. Cluster analysis confirmed the personality prototypes, Overcontrollers, Undercontrollers and Resilients in this sample. Analysis of Variance results showed no difference in experiences of work-to-family conflict across Resilients, Overcontrollers and Undercontrollers. However, results showed that Resilients experienced less family-to-work conflict than Undercontrollers. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/13795 Personality as an antecedent of work-family conflict : a variable- and person-centred approach Omrawo, Charlene Jaga, Ameeta Bagraim, Jeffrey Organisational Psychology This study examined the relationship between personality and work-family conflict amongst working fathers in South Africa. Two conceptual approaches to personality were employed: a variable-centred approach using the Big-Five personality dimensions (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and a person-centred approach using Asendorpf and Aken's personality prototypes (1999). Cross-sectional survey data were collected from working fathers in a variety of South African organisations (N = 237). Scale portability and robustness of the work-family conflict and personality scale was established through exploratory factor analysis. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that Neuroticism explained significant variance in work-to-family conflict and that Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness to Experience explained significant variance in family-to-work conflict. Cluster analysis confirmed the personality prototypes, Overcontrollers, Undercontrollers and Resilients in this sample. Analysis of Variance results showed no difference in experiences of work-to-family conflict across Resilients, Overcontrollers and Undercontrollers. However, results showed that Resilients experienced less family-to-work conflict than Undercontrollers. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. This study examined the relationship between personality and work-family conflict amongst working fathers in South Africa. Two conceptual approaches to personality were employed: a variable-centred approach using the Big-Five personality dimensions (Costa & McCrae, 1992) and a person-centred approach using Asendorpf and Aken's personality prototypes (1999). Cross-sectional survey data were collected from working fathers in a variety of South African organisations (N = 237). Scale portability and robustness of the work-family conflict and personality scale was established through exploratory factor analysis. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that Neuroticism explained significant variance in work-to-family conflict and that Conscientiousness, Neuroticism and Openness to Experience explained significant variance in family-to-work conflict. Cluster analysis confirmed the personality prototypes, Overcontrollers, Undercontrollers and Resilients in this sample. Analysis of Variance results showed no difference in experiences of work-to-family conflict across Resilients, Overcontrollers and Undercontrollers. However, results showed that Resilients experienced less family-to-work conflict than Undercontrollers. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. 2015-08-27T12:32:53Z 2015-08-27T12:32:53Z 2015 Master Thesis Masters MSocSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13795 eng application/pdf Organisational Psychology Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
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| title | Personality as an antecedent of work-family conflict : a variable- and person-centred approach |
| title_full | Personality as an antecedent of work-family conflict : a variable- and person-centred approach |
| title_fullStr | Personality as an antecedent of work-family conflict : a variable- and person-centred approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Personality as an antecedent of work-family conflict : a variable- and person-centred approach |
| title_short | Personality as an antecedent of work-family conflict : a variable- and person-centred approach |
| title_sort | personality as an antecedent of work family conflict a variable and person centred approach |
| topic | Organisational Psychology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13795 |
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