The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of work-family conflict, family-work conflict, and job burnout on marital instability in midlife, and whether family belongingness mediated the paths from work-family conflict and job burnout to marital instability. The participants, recruited through an on-line survey, were middle-aged parents who had teenage children(160 mothers and 160 fathers), and their average age was 46.03(SD = 2.88). They filled out the questionnaires regarding work-family conflict, job burnout, marital instability, and family belongingness, and the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results showed that family-work conflict and job burnout influenced marital instability in midlife. Family belongingness partially mediated the relationship between family-work conflict and marital instability. It also partially mediated the relationship between job burnout and marital instability. The relationship between work-family conflict and marital instability was fully mediated by family belongingness. These results imply the importance of dealing with work-family conflict and job burnout on marital relationships in midlife and the indirect effect of family belongingness.
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