Family supportive supervisor and partner’s support as a moderator of the demands-stress relationship

Robles Aguirre, Jocelyn (2022) Family supportive supervisor and partner’s support as a moderator of the demands-stress relationship. Masters thesis, Northern Arizona University.

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Abstract

The number of dual income families has increased over the years, with mothers continuing to report being responsible for all the home duties and responsibilities despite working the same number of hours per week as their partner. Previous literature has demonstrated that social support can have a positive impact on the health and psychological well-being of individuals. The purpose of the current study was to examine the role of supervisor and partner support on the demands-distress relationship in the biggest minority in the workforce – Hispanics. This study also aimed to examine how similarities (or differences) with the source of support would moderate the perception of support received. Data were collected through Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and by contacting different Hispanic organizations. A nonrandom sample of Hispanic mothers, who had a partner, a supervisor, at least one child 12 years or younger, and who were working full time were recruited (N = 205). Results indicated that there was no relationship between the home demands and psychological distress experienced by Hispanic working mothers. Additionally, no moderating effects were found for supervisor or partner support on the demands-distress relationship. These and other results, strengths, weaknesses, as well as future directions for this field of research are discussed.

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Publisher’s Statement:	© Copyright is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.
Keywords:	behavior; Family; Similarities; supportive; Hispanic women; stress
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
MeSH Subjects:	F Psychiatry and Psychology > F01 Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
NAU Depositing Author Academic Status:	Student
Department/Unit:	Graduate College > Theses and Dissertations College of Social and Behavioral Science > Psychological Sciences
Date Deposited:	31 May 2023 16:55
Last Modified:	31 May 2023 16:55
URI:	https://openknowledge.nau.edu/id/eprint/5924

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