A Field Study on Coping Strategies of Working Mothers for Work-Family Conflict

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 28, 71 - 97, 30.11.2023

Banu Açıkgöz , Ahmet Ferda Çakmak

https://doi.org/10.47129/bartiniibf.1322440

Öz

In this study, based on the basic concepts, the definition of work-family conflict is made and its bi-directionality, causes and consequences are examined. Next, the coping model developed by Carver, Scheier and Weintraub is explained and the effects of coping methods applied by working mothers on managing work-family conflict and family-work conflict are examined. The empirical findings of the study contain results that are in line with the literature. For example, the interrelationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and family-work conflict (FWC) and the fact that the effect of FWC on WFC is greater than the effect of WFC on FWC is similar to the results obtained in the international literature. Coping methods used by working mothers also differ according to the type of conflict. The only strategy dimension that appears to be effective in the management of WFC is dysfunctional strategies. Problem-focused, emotion-focused, and dysfunctional strategies all provided significant reductions in the management of FWC.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Work-Family Conflict, Family-Work Conflict, Coping Strategies, Working Mother

Çalışan Annelerin İş-Aile Çatışmasıyla Başa Çıkma Stratejileri Üzerine Bir Alan Araştırması

Öz

Bu çalışmada sırasıyla temel kavramlardan yola çıkılarak iş-aile çatışmasının tanımı yapılmakta, iki-yönlülüğü, nedenleri ve sonuçları irdelenmektedir. Ardından Carver, Scheier ve Weintraub’un geliştirdiği başa çıkma modeli açıklanarak çalışan annelerin uyguladığı başa çıkma yöntemlerinin iş-aile çatışmasını ve aile-iş çatışmasını yönetmedeki etkileri incelenmektedir. Çalışmanın ampirik bulguları literatürle paralellik sergileyen sonuçlar içermektedir. Örneğin iş-aile çatışması (İAÇ) ve aile-iş çatışması (AİÇ) arasındaki karşılıklı ilişki ve AİÇ’in İAÇ üzerindeki etkisinin İAÇ’ın AİÇ üzerindeki etkisinden fazla oluşu, uluslararası literatürde elde edilen sonuçlarla benzerlik göstermektedir. Çalışan annelerin kullandığı başa çıkma yöntemleri de çatışmanın türüne göre farklılık göstermektedir. İAÇ’ın yönetiminde etkili olduğu görülen tek strateji boyutu fonksiyonel olmayan stratejilerdir. AİÇ’in yönetiminde ise problem-odaklı, duygu odaklı ve fonksiyonel olmayan stratejilerin hepsi anlamlı azalışlar sağlamıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İş-Aile Çatışması, Aile-İş Çatışması, Başa Çıkma Stratejileri, Çalışan Anne

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