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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Education
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- Abstract:
- Purpose : Over the last 50 years, mothers' roles have changed. Where mothers prior to World War II stayed at home to raise the children, fathers would work outside the home and be financially responsible for the family. After World War II, mothers began to work outside the home and also raise the children. Currently, 62% of mothers with children under 18 years old work outside the home and provide income for the family (Bureau of Labor, 1999). The roles and responsibility of working have caused mothers to take on new challenges. Mothers now have to juggle time, energy, emotions and stress. The literate indicates the roles in the workplace and the roles in their family have not been measured to see if a mother's emotional intelligence profile can be an indicator to how she can adapt to her roles and lifestyle and deals with role conflict. It is unknown if emotional intelligence can be a good indicator of how working mothers deal with their role conflict. Method : This study is being undertaken in order to examine the extent of the relationship between emotional intelligence and the work/family, family/work role conflict in working mothers. The following is the hypothesis: There is a relationship between a working mother's emotional intelligence as measured by the Mayer, Salovey, Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) and work/family, family/work as measured by the Work/Family, Family/Work Role Conflict Scale. Major Findings : The major finding of this study is that the work/family role conflict scale shows a significant relationship to the emotional intelligence overall scale and in a negative direction, with r (29=-39), <5. This means the answer to the first research question is yes, there is a relationship between overall emotional intelligence and the work/family role conflict.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--Barry University, 2007.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-77).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Sharon L. Flatow. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- HD4904.25.F53 2007_FlatowSharon ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- HD4904.25.F53 2007 ( lcc )
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