When Expectations Become Reality: Work-Family Image Management and Identity Adaptation
提出工作家庭形象概念，解释职场父母如何通过形象管理应对社会、组织和家庭期望，进而调整工作家庭身份认同的过程。
Working parents often contend with how to effectively portray themselves as both devoted professionals and good parents. In this article we introduce the construct "work-family image" as a cross-domain, collective image representing how competent an individual is perceived to be as a parent and a professional by key constituents in both work and life domains. We present a theoretical framework to explicate a process in which work-family image management drives work-family identity adaptation. Specifically, we suggest that work-family image management occurs when work-family norms, derived from societal, organizational, and familial expectations, create image discrepancies that drive impression management behavior. These behaviors, in turn, can create image-identity asymmetries and lead to work-family identity adaptation. We contribute to existing research by highlighting the dynamic interplay between image management and identity adaptation and explain the process by which work-family norms can influence working parents' identities.