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The Interface of Work to Family Conflict and Racioethnic Identification: An Analysis of Hispanic Business Professionals

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This article examines work to family conflict for Hispanic Business Professionals with varied levels of Hispanic identity. Based on this study of 971 Hispanics from across the United States, results show that level of Hispanic identity moderates the relationship between work to family conflict and job satisfaction. The authors posit that identification with a culture of collectivism may attenuate the negative impact of work to family conflict on job satisfaction, enabling Hispanic professionals to view work as a way of supporting the family and contributing to the greater good of the groups to which they belong.

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  1. Anderson School of Management, MSC05 3090, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001, USA

    Robert Gregory DelCampo

  2. Department of Management, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

    Kristie M. Rogers

  3. Mays School of Business, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

    Andrew T. Hinrichs

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Measure of Hispanic Identity (Sanchez and Fernandez 1993)

Responses on a 1–5 Likert scale:

  • 1 = Not At All/Never

  • 2 = Occasionally

  • 3 = Somewhat/Sometimes

  • 4 = Most of the Time

  • 5 = Very Strongly/Always

    1. 1.

      How strongly do you identify with being Hispanic?

    2. 2.

      How important is it to you to assimilate with the dominant culture [Anglo]?

    3. 3.

      How important is it for you to maintain identity with the Hispanic culture?

    4. 4.

      How often do you speak Spanish?

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DelCampo, R.G., Rogers, K.M. & Hinrichs, A.T. The Interface of Work to Family Conflict and Racioethnic Identification: An Analysis of Hispanic Business Professionals. Employ Respons Rights J 23, 55–71 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10672-010-9143-1

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