Job-Family Role Strain among Employed Single Mothers of Preschoolers

Abstract

This article examines correlates of job-family strain in 160 Canadian employed single mothers with preschoolers. Strain was positively related to hours worked, number of children, and child's age and negatively associated with more positive attitudes to work and higher work satisfaction. Child care variables were not associated with strain, suggesting further study to elucidate what aspects of the process of finding child care, or the child care setting itself, may contribute to job/family strain.