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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
business, management and accounting
Life role salience among black African dual-career couples in the South African context
International Journal of Human Resource Management, Volume 23, No. 14, Year 2012
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The rise of the dual-career family has meant that managing and balancing the demands of diverse life roles has become a challenge for both men and women. Contemporary western career development theories focus extensively on the differences in the career development of men and women, but these theories may not generalise unconditionally to non-western contexts. This study probes the applicability of life role salience theory in dual-career couples in a non-western context. Data were collected from black African dual-career couples with the Life Role Salience Scale developed by Amatea, Cross, Clark and Bobby (1986). The results indicate that black African dual-career couples' personal satisfaction or fulfilment from life roles was higher than the level of commitment of personal resources they were willing to dedicate to these roles. Black African women displayed the same level of salience towards career over a lifespan as men. In addition, a gender-differentiated pattern towards work and family roles throughout the lifespan did not emerge. In contrast to theoretical expectation, role salience reversal in the middle adulthood and middle career phase did not seem to occur. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bosch, Anita
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
De Bruin, Gideon Pieter
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
Kgaladi, Busisiwe
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
de Bruin, Karina
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/09585192.2012.671506
ISSN:
09585192
e-ISSN:
14664399
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Participants Gender
Male
Female