Risk and protective factors for work-family conflict among female military spouses
- Park, Y., Shea, M., Sullivan, K., Merrill, J. C., Clarke-Walper, K., & Riviere, L. A. (2023). Risk and protective factors for work-family conflict among female military spouses. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32, 1078-1087. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02535-x
- This study investigated how military work-related risks (i.e., multiple deployments, mental health treatment needs, injury during deployment) and family-related risks (i.e., having children, spouses’ adverse childhood experiences, spousal employment status) was related to perceived work-family conflict among 334 women spouses of Soldiers. Spouses’ social support was also examined as a protective factor that might mitigate the effects of both work- and family-related risks on perceived work-family conflict. Cumulative scores of military work- and family-related risks were examined. Overall, spouses who reported more military work-related risks but not more family-related risks tended to perceive more work-family conflict. Perceived social support did not buffer spouses from the negative effect of military work-related risks on their perception of work-family conflict.
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