Is it better to receive than to give? Empathy in the conflict-distress relationship.
J Occup Health Psychol
; 15(3): 304-15, 2010 Jul.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20604636
ABSTRACT
The moderating effect of partner empathy on the relationship between both directions of work-family conflict (work-to-family and family-to-work) and psychological distress of both the job incumbent and partner are examined in this study. Considering empathy as a specific dimension of emotional social support, we hypothesized that receiving empathy would buffer negative spillover to the job incumbent while giving empathy would exacerbate negative crossover to the partner. A study of 270 job incumbents and their partners revealed that receiving partner empathy fully moderated spillover effects due to family-to-work conflict but had no effects with work-to-family conflict. We also found it interesting that giving partner empathy moderated the crossover effects on family-to-work conflict but had no effects with work-to-family conflict. Implications of these findings and avenues for future research are discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Conflit psychologique
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Empathie
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Emploi
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Relations familiales
Type d'étude:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limites:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Langue:
En
Journal:
J Occup Health Psychol
Sujet du journal:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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PSICOLOGIA
Année:
2010
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
États-Unis d'Amérique