The effects of positive spillover and work-family conflict on female academics’ psychological well-being

Syarifah Farradinna*    -  Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Islam Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia; School of Psychology and Human Development Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Fatimah Wati Halim  -  School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Wan Shahrazad Wan Sulaiman  -  School of Psychology and Human Development, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

(*) Corresponding Author
DOI: 10.21580/pjpp.v4i2.3522

The issue of married women who work as academic lecturers is important to be studied. They are demanded to preserve their independence and increase intellectuality which then may decrease when they have children. This study aimed to examine whether positive spillover can reduce work-family or family-work conflict so as to improve psychological well-being. The subjects, who were screened with a random sampling technique, were 429 female lecturers working in universities in Riau.  Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and multiple regression. The result showed that respondents have low psychological well-being and better family-work positive spillover. Multiple regression analysis showed that family-work positive spillover and family-work conflict simultaneously influenced psychological well-being. Therefore, it can be concluded that female lecturers prioritize completing home tasks over others, which reduces their psychological well-being at the workplace.

Keywords: work-family conflict; positive spillover; psychological well-being; female academics

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