Work-family interaction strain: Coping strategies used by successful women in the public, corporate and self-employed sectors of the economy

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 55-61

  Brink, Beatrix ^a   De La Rey, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035730112     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630103100407     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Banyard, V.L. and Graham-Bermann, S.A. (1993). Can women cope? A gender analysis of theories of coping with stress. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 17, 303-318.
2. Dey, I. (1993). Qualitative data analysis: A user friendly guide for social scientists. London: Routledge.
3. Fassinger, R.E. & Richie, B.S. (1994). Being the best: Preliminary results from a national study of the achievement of prominent black and white women. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41 (2), 191-204.
4. Folkman, S., Lazarus, R.S., Dunkel-Schetter, C., DeLongis, A., Gruen, R.J. (1986). Dynamics of a stressful encounter: Cognitive appraisal, coping, and encounter outcomes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 50 (5), 992-1003.
5. Folkman, S. & Lazarus, R.S. (1988). Ways of coping questionnaire: Permission set, manual, test booklet, scoring key [Research edition]. California: Mind Garden.
6. Gilbert, L.A., & Rachlin, V. (1987). Mental health and psychological functioning of dual-career families. The Counseling Psychologist, 15 (1), 7-49.
7. Greenhaus, J.H., & Beutell, N.J. (1985). Sources of conflict between work and family roles. Academy of Management Review, 10 (1), 76-88.
8. Greenglass, E.R. (1995). Gender, stress, and coping: Theoretical implications. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 10 (6), 121-134.
9. Guyon, J. (1998, October 12). The global glass ceiling and ten women who broke through it. Fortune, (19), 54-56.
10. Holahan, C.J., & Moos, R.H. (1986). Personality, coping, and family resources in stress resistance: A longitudinal analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51(2), 389-395.
11. Lazarus, R.S. & Folkman, S. (1984). Stress, appraisal, and coping. New York: Springer.
12. Long, B.C. (1990). The relation between coping strategies, sex-typed traits, and environmental characteristics: A comparison of male and female managers. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 37 (2), 185-194.
13. Matsui, T., Ohsawa, T., & Onglatco, M. (1995). Work-family conflict and the stress-buffering effects of husband support and coping behavior among Japanese married working women. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 47, 178-192.
14. McDonald, L.M. & Korabick, K. (1991). Sources of stress and ways of coping among male and female managers. In P.L. Perrewé (Ed.), Handbook on job stress [Special issue]. Journal of Social Behaviour and Personality, 6 (7), 185-198.
15. Morris, B. (1997, March 17). Is your family wrecking your career? (and vice versa). Fortune, 40-52.
16. Neft, N. & Levine, A.D. (1997). Where women stand: An international report on the status of women in 140 countries 1997-1998. New York: Random House.
17. Parry, G. & Warr, P. (1980). The measurement of mother's work attitudes. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 53, 245-252.
18. Richie, B.S. (1992). Coping with work: Interventions with black women. Women and Therapy, 12, 135-156.
19. Smit, R (1995). Stres in die dubbelinkomstegesin: Is daar hoop op verligting? South African Journal of Sociology, 26 (4), 134-143.