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International Journal of Science Annals, Vol. 2, No. 1-2, 2019

LIFE SCIENCES. Health Care Sciences

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Social Identification’s Role for Work and Family Life Balance

Author’s Contribution: Issimova A. E. 1 АВСDEFG
A – Study design;
B – Data collection; 1 National Defense University named after the First President of the Republic of
C – Statistical analysis; Kazakhstan – Yelbasy, Kazakhstan
D – Data interpretation;
E – Manuscript preparation;
F – Literature search;
G – Funds collection Received: 10.07.2019; Accepted: 07.08.2019; Published: 30.11.2019

Abstract
Background and The research work considers whether workplace stress had a negative association with
Aim of Study: university teacher’s family functioning, and if a social identification might a moderator
role for this relationship.
The aim of the study: to define the social identification’s role for work and family life
balance.

Material and Methods: The data were collected from participants (university teachers) with the scales
(Perceived Stress Scale; Brief Family Relationship scale and The Three-Dimensional
Strength of Group Identification scale) of multiple – choice questionnaire. Moderation
analysis was conducted by using multiple linear regression analysis.

Results: Author concludes that the impact of workplace stress on family functioning is
dependent on individual’s social identification level with their family group. It is
because the bivariate analysis results showed that workplace stress was a negatively
affected to the family functioning (p<0.05). Moderation analysis indicated that the
impact of workplace stress on family functioning is dependent on individual’s social
identity level with their family members. The interaction between social identification
and workplace stress was significant (p<0.05), that means social identification
moderated the relationship between workplace stress and family functioning.
Workplace stress would not negatively effect on family functioning (p>0.05) that
individual’s whose social identification with their family was high. In contrast, lower
identification with family had more significant negative impact from workplace stress
on their family functioning.

Conclusions: Social identification plays a significant effect for individual’s work and family life
balance. Individual’s high social identification with their family is an effective coping
method with workplace stress and, moderates the relationship between workplace
stress and family functioning.

Keywords: workplace stress, family functioning, coping, social identification.

Copyright: © 2019 Issimova A. E. Published by Archives of International Journal of Science
Annals

DOI and UDC DOI 10.26697/ijsа.2019.1.05; UDC 159.922.27:159.953.35::658.51+173.5

Conflict of interests: The author declares that there is no conflict of interests

Peer review: Double-blind review

Source of support: Departmental sources

Information about Issimova Ainash Esengeldievna (Corresponding Author) – http://orcid.org/0000-
the author: 0003-4111-1164; [email protected]; Doctor of Philosophy in Pedagogy, Senior
Researcher, National Defense University named after the First President of the
Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy; Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan.

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