?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Role+demands+and+work-family+balance+experience+in+Malaysia+%3A+the+different+moderating+effects+of+collectivism+and+gender+role+identity+among+diverse+ethnic+groups&rft.creator=Aziz%2C+Azelin&rft.subject=work-family+balance+malaysia%2C+work-family+interface%2C+cross-culture%2C+role+demands%2C+moderator&rft.description=The+purpose+of+this+thesis+is+to+examine+the+influence+of+ethnic+cultural+values+on+the+relationship+of+role+demands+and+the+work-family+balance+(WFB)+experience.+Past+studies+have+found+that+the+demands+from+work+and+family+roles+have+a+different+impact+on+the+work-family+experience+in+people+of+different+ethnicity.+Researchers+attribute+these+results+to+the+cultural+differences+across+the+groups.+However%2C+there+has+been+no+empirical+support+for+these+assumptions+because+most+past+studies+did+not+explicitly+measure+the+cultural+dimension+in+their+design.+Therefore%2C+although+studies+have+found+ethnic+differences+in+work-family+experience%2C+as+cultural+variables+were+not+measured%2C+it+cannot+be+determined+whether+these+differences+were+due+to+the+differing+ethnic+groups%E2%80%99+cultural+styles.+The+present+thesis+is+set+up+to+address+this+limitation+in+the+literature%2C+employing+the+Malay+and+Chinese+ethnic+groups+in+Malaysia+as+the+study+samples.+The+investigation+consisted+of+pilot+interviews+and+two+survey+studies.+The+interviews+were+carried+out+to+establish+the+perception+of+WFB+by+target+participants+of+a+non-western+nation.+The+first+survey+served+to+identify+whether+the+Malay+and+Chinese+ethnic+groups+residing+under+the+same+economic+and+social+systems+vary+in+their+perceptions+of+work+and+family+roles.+The+second+survey+tests+the+research+model+empirically%2C+that+is%2C+whether+cultural+values+moderate+the+relationship+between+role+demands+and+WFB+and+if+these+moderation+effects+vary+across+ethnic+groups.+From+the+interviews%2C+the+results+indicated+that+work-family+experience+is+not+a+universal+experience%2C+but+is+partly+culture-specific.+Specifically%2C+in+the+case+of+Malaysia%2C+WFB+is+very+much+observed+from+the+role+obligation+perspective.+In+particular%2C+balance+is+perceived+when+work+duties+and+household+affairs+are+both+adequately+fulfilled.+On+the+other+hand%2C+the+conceptualisation+of+WFB+in+terms+of+role+satisfaction+and+role+interference+also+emerged+in+the+interviews%2C+suggesting+the+universality+of+these+constructs+across+cultures.++The+findings+from+Survey+One+indicated+that+participants+of+different+ethnicities+in+this+study+do+not+differ+greatly+in+their+perceptions+regarding+their+participation+in+work+and+family+roles.+Generally%2C+these+participants+revealed+the+less+traditional+attitudes+towards+women%E2%80%99s+participation+in+work+and+family+roles.+However%2C+variations+were+observed+between+the+two+groups+in+terms+of+reasons+for+working%2C+spouses%E2%80%99+preferences+towards+their+employment%2C+and+the+extent+to+which+their+work+role+is+perceived+to+impede+their+normative+role+performance+in+the+household.+Despite+these+differences%2C+the+Malay+and+Chinese+ethnic+groups+showed+more+similarities+than+differences+in+their+perceptions+of+work+and+family.+The+findings+from+Survey+Two%2C+which+tested+the+research+model%2C+produced+mixed+results.+On+the+whole%2C+the+results+showed+that+the+cultural+dimensions+examined+in+this+study+(i.e.+collectivism%2C+work+identity+and+family+identity)+did+influence+the+relationship+between+role+demands+and+WFB+experience%2C+thus+providing+empirical+evidence+for+the+assumption+in+the+literature+that+the+relationship+between+role+demand+and+work-family+experience+is+moderated+by+cultural+values.+Most+importantly%2C+support+was+found+for+the+proposition+that+these+moderation+effects+vary+between+the+Malay+and+Chinese+ethnic+groups.+Moreover%2C+this+study+also+found+evidence+that+Malays+and+Chinese+differ+significantly+on+collectivism+and+work+identity+cultural+dimensions+where+Malays+are+found+to+be+more+collectivist+than+the+Chinese%2C+while+work+identity+is+stronger+in+the+Chinese+than+in+the+Malays.+There+is+no+difference+in+the+levels+of+family+identity+between+the+two+groups.+Of+all+the+three+moderators%2C+work+identity+was+deemed+the+most+important+because+many+of+the+supported+hypotheses+pertained+to+the+work+identity+moderating+effects.+In+contrast%2C+family+identity+does+not+seem+to+have+much+moderating+influence+on+role+demand-WFB+relationships%2C+while+the+results+for+the+collectivism+moderator+are+mixed.+As+such%2C+although+not+conclusive%2C+it+can+be+deduced+that+variations+in+the+effects+of+role+demand+on+work-family+experience+across+ethnicity+are+a+result+of+the+groups%E2%80%99+cultural+differences%2C+thereby+supporting+the+assumption+in+the+literature.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F41845%2F1%2FAzelin_Aziz_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Aziz%2C+Azelin+(2011)+Role+demands+and+work-family+balance+experience+in+Malaysia+%3A+the+different+moderating+effects+of+collectivism+and+gender+role+identity+among+diverse+ethnic+groups.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F41845%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School