An Assessment of Coping Strategies on Work-family Conflict and Job Performance in Ghana

Table 2.

Coping Strategies Used by Hotel Managers

StrategyStructural Role Redefinition Agree(%) Mean Standard Deviation Rank

I sometimes ask friends or relatives for help 59 3.20 1.341 6
I often ask others to have different expectations about me 55.1 3.18 1.346 7
I sometimes ask my partner to take more responsibilities 59.6 3.26 1.409 5
I sometimes make plans for backup help 50.7 3.10 1.436 8
I always try to skew to changes to meet the needs of people in my situation 56.4 3.30 1.322 4
I often decide with others which activities can be delegated to others to do 61.5 3.35 1.338 2
I sometimes ask others to take responsibility of things I used to do myself 60.9 3.33 1.402 3
I often employ someone to assume some of my duties 62.8 3.50 1.492 1
Average mean   3.27    
Personal Role Redefinition (PRR)        
I sometimes change standards that I set for myself 66 3.50 1.219 6
I sometimes try to keep roles separate 66.7 3.59 1.226 5
I sometimes accept that I cannot get everything done 70.3 3.68 1.229 2
I sometimes decide not to do certain things 66.2 3.42 1.368 7
I sometimes handle the most urgent demands first 70.6 3.62 1.362 4
I sometimes reduce my involvement in one or more roles 63 3.71 3.542 1
I sometimes change what I expect of myself 66.4 3.60 1.342 3
I often decide that certain roles can wait 69.6 3.68 1.347 2
Average mean   3.60    

Reactive Role Redefinition(RRR)        
I sometimes plan carefully to get everything done 69 3.46 1.388 6
I often schedule role activities such that they do not conflict 68.6 3.58 1.260 3
I often work harder to meet role demands 68.6 3.56 1.340 4
I sometimes try to live up to my own self-expectations 69.2 3.60 1.314 2
I sometimes try to do what other people expect me to do 66.1 3.51 1.282 5
I sometimes try to work more effectively so I can get more work done 66.1 3.58 1.377 3
I often double my own efforts and try to make things work out 73.7 3.79 1.300 1
Average mean   3.58    
Cognitive Restructuring (CR)        
I sometimes decide the roles causing me stress are not important 60.2 3.44 1.286 8
I often realize that some conflicts are inevitable 69.3 3.62 1.241 3
I sometimes realize that my problems are less serious than those of others 64.8 3.47 1.277 6
I sometimes remember that I have handled similar problems successfully in the past 67.3 3.57 1.219 4
I often decide that time will solve the problem 64.1 3.45 1.266 7
I sometimes remind myself that I am experiencing conflict because I am engaged in demanding but fulfilling activities 66.6 3.55 1.251 5
I often realize many of the demands I feel now are only temporary 73.7 3.75 1.173 1
I often decide to do what I feel is right for me regardless of other demands 70.7 3.66 1.221 2
Average mean   3.56