Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between work-family conflict, parental depression, and parenting stress. The role of gender (husband or wife) as a moderator was also explored. A total of 328 parents (164 couples) among dual-earner Korean households were surveyed. The respondents had at least one preschool-aged child. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, paired t-tests, Pearson’s correlations, and hierarchical regressions including control variables. The results of this study were as follows. First, there was a statistically significant difference in work-family conflict, depression, and parenting stress according to parental gender. Second, significantly positive correlations were found between work-family conflict, parental depression, and parenting stress. Third, work-family conflict showed positive links between depression and parenting stress. Furthermore, parental gender moderated the relationship between work-family conflict and depression. Mothers were more likely to be vulnerable to depressive symptoms compared to fathers when they confronted work-family conflict. However, parental gender did not moderate the relationship between work-family conflict and parenting stress. These results imply that parental gender should be considered as an important issue when we intervene in work-family conflict and depression of dual-earner couples.
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