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An Assessment of Coping Strategies on Work-family Conflict and Job Performance in Ghana
Universal Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
| Vol 3, Issue 1
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 | |||