Purpose

Based on the role congruity theory (RCT), this study aims to determine the effects of gender roles on life satisfaction and occupational commitment levels of female employees working in law enforcement.

Design/methodology/approach

Hypotheses were tested through a series of hierarchical regression analyses on the data collected from 394 female respondents who are having their first year in law enforcement.

Findings

Both male and female gender roles were positively related to the life satisfaction levels of women working in law enforcement. Female gender role was also positively linked to higher levels of occupational commitment. The link between male gender role and occupational commitment was nonlinear; therefore, the positive relationship between the variables turns into a negative one for higher levels of male gender role.

Originality/value

This study furthers the understanding of RCT and its implications regarding how gender roles link to work-related outcomes, especially for women working in a male-dominated work context.

中文翻译：

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女性从事“男人的工作”：性别角色对女性职业承诺和生活满意度的影响

目的

本研究基于角色一致性理论（RCT），旨在确定性别角色对执法女性员工生活满意度和职业承诺水平的影响。

设计/方法论/途径

通过对从 394 名刚进入执法部门第一年的女性受访者收集的数据进行一系列层次回归分析，对假设进行了检验。

发现

男性和女性的性别角色与执法女性的生活满意度呈正相关。女性的性别角色也与更高水平的职业承诺呈正相关。男性性别角色与职业承诺之间的联系是非线性的；因此，对于较高水平的男性性别角色，变量之间的正关系会变成负关系。

原创性/价值

这项研究进一步加深了对随机对照试验的理解及其对性别角色如何与工作相关结果联系起来的影响，特别是对于在男性主导的工作环境中工作的女性。