AUTHOR=Wei Hongguo , Zhu Jinqiang , Li Hai , Bilimoria Diana TITLE=A Cross-Level Study on Family Involvement and Job Satisfaction JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=9 YEAR=2018 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01547 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01547 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=

This study aims to explore how various dynamics of working couples’ family involvement shape their job satisfaction. With a sample collected from primary school teachers and spouses in China (n = 236), we use polynomial regression, response surface method, and multilevel structural equation model to capture the various dynamics of working couples’ family involvement. We found that (1) high-high spouses’ family involvement has a negative impact on individual job satisfaction, and low-low spouses’ family involvement is positively related to individual job satisfaction. (2) High-high spouses’ family involvement benefits the creation of positive affect at the family level, which decreases family-to-work conflict and mitigates its negative impacts on individual job satisfaction. (3) Working couple’s perceived work-to-family enhancement moderates the relationship between spouses’ family involvement and positive affect at the family level. This study extends our understanding of family-to-work spillover effects from the viewpoint of dynamic interaction between spouses at the cross level.