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1、Cross-CulturalApproachestoWFCInvitedPresentationattheArabWomenLeadershipForum,12-13January2010WorkFamilyConflictfromaCross-CulturalPerspectiveZeynepAycan,Ph.D.DepartmentofPsychologyKoçUniversity,Istanbulzaycan@ku.edu.trAbstractThispresentationfocusesontheoreticalandempiricald

2、iscussionsofcross-culturaldifferencesinexperiencesofwork-familyconflictandenhancement.Work-familyconflictisdefinedasaninterroleconflictwherepeoplefinditdifficulttomeettheroledemandsinonedomain(e.g.,family)duetoinvolvementintheotherdomain(e.g.,work)(cf.Frone,Yardley&Markle,199

3、7).Workandfamilyarenotalwaysperceivedasconflictingterritories.Itispossiblethattheyenhanceeachother(e.g.,happinessinonedomainwouldenhancehappinessintheotherdomain).PresentationoftheoreticalframeworksofWFC,itsantecedentsandconsequenceswillbefollowedbypreliminaryfindingsoftheCro

4、ss-CulturalWork-FamilyConflictProject.TheProjectinvolvesdatagatheringfrom9countries(US,Canada,Australia,Spain,Israel,Taiwan,Indonesia,Turkey,India)fromtotalof3,171respondents.Cross-culturaldifferencesamongthesecountriesarediscussedinlightofthefollowingtopics:prevalenceofwork-

5、familyconflictandwork-familyenhancement;workoverloadinworkandfamilydomains;organizationalpoliciesandpracticestoenhancework-familybalance.Thefindingswillhaveimportantimplicationsforboththeoryandpolicyconcerningwork-familyinterface.10Cross-CulturalApproachestoWFC“Workandfamily–

6、almostconflictinterms”(AnAustralianwoman)“Workandfamily:saltandpepperoflife”(ATaiwanesewoman)“Iworkformyownpersonalwell-being.Icannotwastemyyearsofeducation”(AnAmericanwoman)“Myfamilyismypriority;Idoeverythingforthem–Iworklikecrazysothattheydon’thavetogothroughthedifficulties

7、thatIhavegonethroughinlife”(AChinesemen)“Mymother-in-lawsaidwhenwehadourfirstchild,‘Dothetigersgivetheirbabiestotheelephantstogetraised?Dotheelephantsevergivetheirbabiestothelionstogetraised?’Ithought‘Ohgosh,Ibetterstayathomewithmyownkids’”.(AnAmericanwoman;fromJoplin,Shaffer

8、,Francesco,Lau,2003)“Mymother-in-lawalmostgotfaintedwhenItoldherthat