Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology
VOL 15 NO 3 SEPTEMBER 2026

Associations of Challenge and Hindrance Stressors with Work–Life Boundary Integration among Married Female Consultants in Jabodetabek

Gabriella Salim (Faculty of Psychology Universitas Tarumanagara)
Zamralita (Faculty of Psychology Universitas Tarumanagara)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Sep 2026

Abstract

Work–life boundary integration reflects the extent to which work-related and personal-life activities, thoughts, communications, and responsibilities cross domain boundaries, rather than the quality or success of work–life functioning. This cross-sectional study examined the associations of challenge stressors (workload, complexity, and time pressure) and hindrance stressors (role ambiguity, role conflict, and bureaucratic constraints) with work-to-life and life-to-work boundary integration among 209 married female professional consultants aged 18–40 years in Jabodetabek. Data were collected through self-report questionnaires and analysed using SmartPLS. Hindrance stressors were positively associated with both work-to-life boundary integration (β = .474, p < .001) and life-to-work boundary integration (β = .418, p < .001), whereas challenge stressors were not significantly associated with either dimension. These findings suggest that role ambiguity and organizational obstacles may be relevant correlates of employees’ boundary management. However, the nonsignificant challenge-stressor associations should not be interpreted as evidence that high workloads are harmless.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Psychology

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Subject

Education Public Health

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