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This study examined the structural relationship between dual-career planning, spouse support, problem-solving effectiveness, interrole conflict, marital satisfaction, and job stress among married female professionals. Dual-career planning and spouse support were found to be negatively associated with interrole conflict and positively associated with problem-solving effectiveness in the marriage. Interrole conflict was found to be positively associated with job stress and negatively asociated with marital satisfaction.
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Steffy, B.D., Ashbaugh, D. Dual-career planning, marital satisfaction and job stress among women in dual-career marriages. J Bus Psychol 1, 114–123 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01018807
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