INFLUENCE OF FAMILY FUNCTIONING ON MENTAL HEALTH OF DUAL EARNER COMMUTER COUPLES IN MALAYSIA
Abstract
Family functioning may affect developmental of each individual in the family. This study determines the relationship between family functioning and mental health. This cross sectional study was conducted among 90 couples of dual-earner commuter in Malaysia. The couples of dual earner commuter completed socio-demographic, family functioning and mental health questionnaires. The results of the study show that cohesion affects mental health positively. Meanwhile, adaptation affects mental health negatively due to changes in the family structure and burden of carrying multiples role in the same time. Notably, there was no significance difference in perception of family functioning and mental health between husbands and wives of dual-earner commuter couples in the current study.
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Creswell, J. W. (2014). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Cummings, E. M., Davies, P. T., & Campbell, S. B. (2000). Developmental psychology and family processes. New York: Guilford.
Dickerson, A., Hole, A. R., & Munford, L, A. (2014). The relationship between well-being and commuting revisited: Does the choice of methodology matter? Regional Sciences and Urban Economics, 49, 321-329. doi:10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2014.09.004.
Favell, A., Feldblum, M., & Smith, M. P. (2006). The human face of global mobility: A research agenda. In M. P. Smith, & A. Favell (Eds.), The human face of global mobility: International highly skilled migration in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific (pp. 1-25). New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction.
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Glotzer, R., & Federlein, A. C. (2007). Miles That Bind: Commuter Marriage and Family Strengths. Michigan Family Review, 12, 7-31. doi:10.3998/mfr.4919087.0012.102.
Goldberg, D., & Williams, P. (1988). A user’s guide to the General Health Questionnaire. Windsor, UK: NFER-Nelson.
Graziano, A. M. & Raulin, M. L. (2013). Research methods: A process of inquiry (8th ed.). United States: Pearson.
Greenhaus, J. H., & Powell, G. N. (2006). When Work and Family Are Allies: A Theory of Work-Family Enrichment. The Academy of Management Review, 31(1), 72-92. doi: www.jstor.org/stable/20159186.
Johnson, H. D., LaVoie, J. C., & Mahoney, M. (2001). Interparental conflict and family cohesion predictors of loneliness, social anxiety and social avoidance in late adolescence. Journal of Adolescent Research, 16(3), 304-318. doi: 10.1177/0743558401163004.
Kim, Y. J., Cho, M. J., Park, S., Hong, J. P., Sohn, J. H., Bae, J. N., Jeon, H. J., Chang, S.M., Lee, H. W., & Park, J. I. (2013). The 12-item General Health Questionnaire as an effective mental health screening tool for general Korean adult population. Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, 10, 352-358. doi:10.4306/pi.2013.10.4.352.
Landesman, J., & Seward, R. R. (2013). Long distance commuting and couple satisfaction in Israel and United States: An exploratory study. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 44, 765-781. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23644595.
Lau, Y. K., Ma, J. L. C., Chan, Y. K., He, L. P. (2012). Risk and protective factors of marital adjustment to cross-border work arrangement of Hong Kong residents: The waiting spouse's perspective. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 43(5), 715-730. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/23267842.
Lee, Y. S. (2018). Commuter couples’ life satisfaction in Korea. International Sociology, 33(1), 107-127. doi: 10.1177/0268580917745768.
Ma, J. L. C., Wong, T. K. Y., Lau, Y. K. & Lai, L. Y. (2011). Parenting stress and perceived family functioning of Chinese parents in Hong Kong: Implications for social work practice. Asian Social Work and Policy Review, 5(3), 160-180. doi:10.1111/j.1753-1411.2011.00056.x.
Matsuoka, J. K., & Benson, M. (1996). Economic change, family cohesion, and mental health in a rural Hawai'i community. Families in Society, 77(2), 108-116. doi: 10.1606/1044-3894.880.
Matthews, B. & Ross, L. (2010). Research methods: A practical guide for the social sciences. England: Pearson Education Limited.
Olson, D. (1993). Circumplex model of marital and family systems: Assessing family systems. In F. Walsh (Ed.), Normal family processes (pp. 104-137). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
Pai, F. S. & Arshat, Z (2016). Family functioning, peer relationship and life satisfaction among adolescent of low income family. Proceeding of 60th The IIER International Conference. Paper presented at Malacca, Malaysia, 15th February 2016 (pp 40-43). ISBN:978-93-85973-30-7.
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Rathi, N. (2011). Psychological well-being and organizational commitment: Exploration of the relationship. Working Paper No. 106/2011.1-20.
Rivera, F. I., Guarnaccia, P. J., Mulvaney-Day, N., Lin, J. Y., Torres, M., & Alegria, M. (2008). Family cohesion and its relationship to psychological distress among Latino groups. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 30(3), 357-378. doi: 10.1177/0739986308318713.
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Roslan, S., Li, S. Y., & Ahmad, N. (2013). Commuter’s psychosocial profile and their involvement in child rearing at home. Social and Behavioral Science, 82, 477- 481. doi: 10. 1016.sibspro.2013.06.295.
Sandow, E. (2014). Til work do us part: the social fallacy of long-distance Commuting. Urban Studies, 51(3), 526-543. doi:10.1177/0042098013498280.
Stroh, L. K. (1999). Does relocation still benefit corporations and employees? An overview of the literature. Human Resource Management, 9, 279-304.
Stutzer, A., & Frey, B. S. (2008). Stress that doesn't pay: The commuting paradox. Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 110(2), 339-366. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00542. x.
Tarmuji, N. H., Azemi, S. N. A. N., & Hilmi, Z. A. G. Quality of Life of Dual-Career Commuter Couples: Physical and Psychological Well- Being Of UiTM Pahang Staff And Their Spouse. Proceeding of International Conference on Science, Technology & Social Sciences, Kuantan, 2012.
Taylor, J., & Simmonds, J. (2009). Family stress and coping in the fly-in fly-out workforce. The Australian Community Psychologist, 21(2), 23-36. Van der Klis, M., & Karsten, L. (2009). The commuter family as a geographical adaptive strategy for the work-family balance. Community, Work, and Family, 12(3), 339-354. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1080/1366880902966372.
Viers, D., & Prouty, A. M. (2001). We’ve come a long way? An overview of research of dual-career couples’ stressors and strengths. Journal of Feminist Family Therapy, 13, 169-190. doi:10.1300/j086v13n_0209.
Zarinah, A., Rozumah, B., Zanariah, I., Farah, S. P., & Chan, M. Y. (2017). Developing a model of strenghts and stressors of dual earner commuter family. Fundamental Research Grant Scheme Report 2017.
Zimmerman, T. S. (2000). Marital equality and satisfaction in stay-at-home mother and stay-at-home father families. Journal of Contemporary Family Therapy, 22(3), 337-354. doi:10.1023/A:100781672.
Zimmerman, T. C., Haddock, S. A., Current, L. R., & Ziemba, S. (2003). Intimate partnership: Foundation to the successful balance of family and work. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 31, 107-124. doi:10.1080/01926180390167070.
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2020-06-05
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PAI, Farah Syuhada et al.
INFLUENCE OF FAMILY FUNCTIONING ON MENTAL HEALTH OF DUAL EARNER COMMUTER COUPLES IN MALAYSIA.
International Journal of Social Science Research, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 2, p. 72-82, june 2020.
ISSN 2710-6276.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijssr/article/view/9700>. Date accessed: 11 june 2023.
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