Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Date of Award
January 2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Alyssa K. McGonagle
Abstract
Work-School Conflict (WSC) is defined as the extent to which work interferes with the ability to meet school demands (Markel & Frone, 1998). The aim of the present study was to examine perceptions of WSC among employed college students, as well as a positive antecedent, Selective Optimization with Compensation (SOC; Baltes & Baltes, 1990), a group of behavior-based coping strategies. WSC was predicted to be a partial mediator between context-specific SOC strategies and the four outcomes: intent to persist with college, GPA, as well as two components of burnout, disengagement and exhaustion (Demerouti & Bakker, 2008). Structural equation modeling was used, and significant paths were found between WSC and the two components of burnout, disengagement and exhaustion. Implications of these novel findings and discussion of non-significant paths are presented.
Recommended Citation
Hamblin, Lydia Elizabeth, "Working Through School And Living With Conflict: The Role Of Selective Optimization With Compensation" (2014). Wayne State University Theses. 338.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/338