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Home-to-Job Spillover for Generation X, Boomers, and Matures: A Comparison

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Home-to-job spillover, a source of stress for employed men and women, can be exacerbated by factors that deplete personal time and energy. Household responsibilities and caring for children or the elderly are stressors that may differentially impact employed adults based on lifecycle stage. The present study identified time, satisfaction, and demographic variables significantly associated with negative home-to-job spillover for three generational groups: generation Xer’s, boomers, and matures. Matures spent significantly more time caring for the elderly whereas boomers and generation Xer’s spent more time caring for children. Significantly more boomers reported home-to-job spillover, and there were more predictors of spillover for this group than for members of the younger or older generations.

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    Jennie E. Long Dilworth

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    Nancy Kingsbury

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10834-005-6194-9.

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Dilworth, J.E.L., Kingsbury, N. Home-to-Job Spillover for Generation X, Boomers, and Matures: A Comparison. J Fam Econ Iss 26, 267–281 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-005-3525-9

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