MOTHER'S REENTRY: A RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION PERSPECTIVE OF DUAL-EARNER PARENTS' ROLES, RESOURCES, AND OUTCOMES

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Little, Laura M.; Masterson, Courtney R.
• 署名单位: University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University of San Francisco
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/amj.2019.1344
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 1741-1767
• 关键词: work-family conflict; INFORMATION MAXIMUM-LIKELIHOOD; PERCEIVED ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT; Missing Data; ABUSIVE SUPERVISION; STATISTICAL CONTROL; WORKPLACE DEVIANCE; life satisfaction; NEGLECTED SIDE; self-esteem

摘要

The reentry period after maternity leave can be a stressful but important transition for mothers, their significant others, and their organizations. In the present study, we integrate conservation of resources theory, the crossover model, and the relative contribution model to understand the influence of perceived organizational support during reentry on both mothers' and their significant others' home stress and, ultimately, workplace experiences. Beyond actor effects, we investigate the relationship between each parent's perceived organizational support on their partner's home stress via three crossover mechanisms: (a) direct, (b) indirect, (c) shared stressor. Notably, we offer a theoretically novel lens through which to view the shared-stressor mechanism. Drawing upon the relative contribution model, we conceptualize dual-earner parents as a team and argue that because mothers are the critical members during this period, their resources will directly influence both parents' home stress. Findings yielded by this multistage, multisource field study demonstrate the importance of supporting mothers as critical members of the family during reentry, as organizational support that is perceived as inadequate directly affects home stress and indirectly influences workplace experiences that can impede successful transitions and threaten career outcomes for both parents.