Gender, work-family conflicts, and perceived parental success: The moderating role of gender ideology. Issue 3 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Minnotte, Krista Lynn
• Is Part Of: Sociological focus. Volume 49:Issue 3(2016)
• Page Start: 180
• Page End: 199
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: Social sciences -- Periodicals; Sociology -- Periodicals; 301.05
• DOI: 10.1080/00380237.2016.1135028
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-0237

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We know little about how perceptions of conflict between work and family shape the subjective views of dual-earner parents. Given time constraints and the prevalence of gendered parenting norms, gender ideologies and work-family conflicts may help explain perceived parental success. Using data from the 2002 National Study of the Changing Workforce, I explore whether gender ideology moderates how conflicts between work and family relate to perceived parental success. Among dual-earner mothers, work-to-family conflict was negatively related to perceived parental success. For dual-earner fathers, work-to-family conflict was positively associated with perceived parental success among more traditional fathers, while the opposite was the case for more egalitarian fathers. Family-to-work conflict was only negatively related to the perceived parental success of more traditional fathers. These findings suggest that gender ideologies are more central in explaining how work-family conflicts relate to fathers' perceived parental success compared to that of mothers.