INVESTIGATING FAMILY-RELATED VARIABLES AND FAMILY TIME INTERFERENCE WITH WORK IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA

Okonkwo, Ejike A. (2013) INVESTIGATING FAMILY-RELATED VARIABLES AND FAMILY TIME INTERFERENCE WITH WORK IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA. Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences (GOJAMSS), 4. pp. 44-52. ISSN 2276 – 9013

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Abstract

The traditional gender-role socialization in sub-Saharan African especially in the Enugu, South-eastern Nigeria saddles women with greater percentage of domestic responsibilities such as child care despite their participation in paid employment. This situation, perhaps, could result in time spent on family responsibilities such as child care interfering with work responsibilities. Thus, this study investigated the influence of number and age of children on time-based family interference with work. Participants comprised three hundred and four (304) female secondary school teachers between the ages of 26 to 54 years (M= 40.37, SD= 4.09) drawn from 24 state government secondary schools in Enugu, the capital city of Enugu State in the South-eastern Nigeria using criterion sampling. Okonkwo (2011) 6-item time-based family interference with work scale was administered. Cross-sectional survey design was used. 2x3 Analysis of Variance F-test as statistical test for data analysis revealed no significant influence of number of children on time-based family interference with work, F(2, 303) = 1.56 at p>.05. Also, no significant influence of age of children on time-based family interference with work, F (2,303) = 0.07 at p>.05. It was concluded that inability of number and age of children to influence time-based family interference with work could be attributed to the traditional gender-role socialization and collectivist culture in Southeastern Nigeria, social support from extended family members and availability of cheap house help prevalent in Nigeria.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
Depositing User: mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited: 20 May 2019 09:31
Last Modified: 20 May 2019 09:31
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1544

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