The Family Life Project Key Investigators include Lynne Vernon-Feagans, Martha Cox, Clancy Blair, Peg Burchinal, Linda Burton, Keith Crnic, Nan Crouter, Patricia Garrett-Peters, Doug Granger, Mark Greenberg, Stephanie Lanza, Adele Miccio, Roger Mills-Koonce, Deborah Skinner, Cynthia Stifter, Lorraine Taylor, Emily Werner, and Mike Willoughby.
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Longitudinal Associations Between Maternal Work Stress, Negative Work-Family Spillover, and Depressive Symptoms
Article first published online: 22 JUN 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00550.x
© 2009 by the National Council on Family Relations
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Goodman, W. B., Crouter, A. C. and The Family Life Project Key Investigators (2009), Longitudinal Associations Between Maternal Work Stress, Negative Work-Family Spillover, and Depressive Symptoms. Family Relations, 58: 245–258. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2009.00550.x
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- Issue published online: 22 JUN 2009
- Article first published online: 22 JUN 2009
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Keywords:
- depression;
- work and families;
- work/family balance;
- working mothers
The current study examined associations over an 18-month period between maternal work stressors, negative work-family spillover, and depressive symptoms in a sample of 414 employed mothers with young children living in six predominantly nonmetropolitan counties in the Eastern United States. Results from a one-group mediation model showed that a less flexible work environment and greater work pressure predicted higher levels of depressive symptoms and, further, that these associations were mediated by perceptions of negative work-family spillover. Additionally, results from a two-group mediation model suggested that work pressure predicted greater perceptions of spillover only for mothers employed full-time. Findings suggest the need for policies that reduce levels of work stress and help mothers manage their work and family responsibilities.