PSY 492D Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Negative Affectivity, Type A And Type B Personality Theory, Positive Affectivity
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More responsibility to take care of children as well as elderly relatives/neighbors/friends. Over 50% of working parents find it hard to balance work and family life. Happens when role demands from work and family are incompatible. Expectations in one domain make it difficult to accomplish expectations in another domain. High e. a, and c are related to low levels of wfc. High levels of n are related to higher levels of wfc. *positive affectivity is negatively related to wif and fiw. *negative affectivity is positively related to wif and fiw. *self-efficacy is negatively related to wif and fiw. Says wfc should have stronger implications for outcomes within the domain that is being affected. People appraise and attribute the negative spillover to the source of the conflict. People with wfc blame one domain and then suffer more in the source domain. *happens when something in one domain enhances the quality of the other domain.
