Examining Behavioural Coping Strategies as Mediators between Work-Family Conflict and Psychological Distress

Table 3

Linear regression analysis.

Variables	WIF→adaptive→GHQ			WIF→maladaptive→GHQ			FIW→maladaptive→GHQ
	1	2	3	1	2	3	1	2	3
Step : controls
Work hour	−0.06	−0.05	−0.05	−0.06	−0.05	−0.05	−0.06	−0.04	−0.05
Work experience	−0.12	−0.08	−0.09	−0.12	−0.08	−0.07	−0.12	−0.08	−0.07
Number of children	−0.06	−0.10	−0.10	−0.06	−0.10	−0.07	−0.06	−0.07	−0.05
Education	−0.03	−0.09	−0.09	−0.03	−0.09	−0.07	−0.03	−0.04	−0.03
Step : antecedents
WIF		0.36^**	0.36^*		0.36^**	0.30^**		—	—
FIW		—	—		—	—		0.33^**	0.26^**
Step : Mediators
Adaptive coping			−0.02			—			—
Maladaptive			—			0.33^**			0.33^**
	0.02	0.14	0.14	0.02	0.14	0.25	0.02	0.12	0.22

* is significant at <0.05; ** is significant at <0.001. WIF: Work Interference into Family; FIW: Family Interference into Work.