Managing Work and Family Demands: The Perspectives of Employed Parents in Ghana

2013 ◽  
pp. 17-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Annor
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
Employed Parents

When the Burden Gets Overwhelming: Testing an Inverse U-Shaped Relation between Work-Family Conflicts and Alcohol Use

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Kuntsche ◽  
Emmanuel Kuntsche
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents ◽  
High Level

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Combining work and family demands often results in conflicts increasing alcohol use. However, extreme levels of conflict may be associated with low volumes consumed. This study tests such an inverse u-shaped relationship and whether this is influenced by the source from which the conflicts mainly arise (family duties and/or work obligations). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Regression models including linear and quadratic terms were estimated based on a sample of 305 employed parents (mean age = 38.7; 52.1% mothers) in French-speaking Switzerland. <b><i>Results:</i></b> No significant gender differences were found for the total level of conflict, but men reported significantly more work conflicts influencing family life than women. A significant positive linear (<i>B</i> = 2.10, SE = 0.72) and negative quadratic (<i>B</i> = −0.60, SE = 0.26) effect was found indicating that parents with low and those with high level of conflict report drinking less alcohol than those with a medium level of conflict. This relation was independent from the underlying sources of conflict and persisted when adjusting for gender, level of employment, number of children, or age of the youngest child. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> This study extends existing knowledge by demonstrating that the relationship between work-family conflicts (WFC) and alcohol use is more complex than previously assumed. To explain the inverse u-shaped relation, future studies should test two major processes: (a) holding multiple roles may cause more conflicts but will also limit the opportunities to engage in alcohol use, (b) those facing high level of WFC are a particular risk group experiencing detrimental health outcomes other than hazardous drinking, and (c) a combination of both.

Work–family lockdown: implications for a post-pandemic research agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (7/8) ◽  
pp. 639-646
Author(s):  
Gary N. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
Work Family ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Employed Parents ◽  
Personal Reflections

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic for future research on the intersection of gender, work and family. Design/methodology/approach This paper offers personal reflections on needed research in a post-pandemic future. Findings This paper identifies several promising areas for future research on the intersection of gender, work and family. Research limitations/implications The paper offers numerous recommendations for a post-pandemic research agenda, including future research on essential workers, virtual workers, workers with enhanced family demands, single employed parents, social supports and issues of gender associated with these populations and topics. Social implications The paper reinforces the value of social supports at the individual, family, organizational, community and societal levels. Originality/value The paper discusses implications for future research of an original event, the COVID-19 pandemic, as it is still transpiring.

scholarly journals Provjera faktorske strukture hrvatske verzije upitnika „Fleksibilnost granica radne i obiteljske uloge“

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-203
Author(s):  
Maja Laklija ◽  
Slavica Blažeka Kokorić ◽  
Gordana Berc
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Family Obligations ◽  
Cronbach Alpha ◽  
Job Requirements ◽  
The Family ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents ◽  
Ability And Willingness

FACTORS’ STRUCTURE OF CROATIAN VERSION OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE »BOUNDARY FLEXIBILITY OF WORK AND FAMILY ROLE The aim of this paper was to verify the factor structure and metric characteristics of the Croatian version of the questionnaire »Boundary Flexibility« (Matthews & Barnes-Farrell, 2010.). The survey was conducted on a convenient sample of 187 employed parents of underage children. In the data analysis, factor analysis and Spearman correlation coefficient were used. The three-factor structure of the questionnaire was obtained: the first factor »Family plans adjustment to the job requirements« contains six items (Cronbach alfa = 0.891), indicating readiness of respondents to adjust family plans to job requirements. The second factor in »Job requirements adjustment to the family role« (Cronbach alpha = 0.814) contains eight items, which point out the ability and willingness of respondents to adjust their job requirements to family obligations. The third factor, »Possibility of increased engagement at work without major difficulties in performing family obligations«, contains four items (Cronbach alpha = 0.784), and refers to the respondents’ ability to meet increased demands at work, without adverse effects and significant difficulties in the family role. Given that the extracted sub-scales are not fully matched to the factor structure of the original questionnaire, the obtained results point out to certain specifics in the application of the Croatian version of this questionnaire. Verification of the metric characteristics has shown the satisfactory reliability of the obtained sub-scales and the possibility of further application of this instrument. Key words: work-family role balance, boundary flexibility, metric characteristics of the questionnaire.

Parenting Support in the Workplace

2017 ◽  
pp. 262-271
Author(s):  
Divna M. Haslam ◽  
Nicole Penman
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Demographic Changes ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Successful Program ◽  
Family Demands ◽  
The Impact

Demographic changes over the last 40 years means the majority of parents are now employed in some capacity. This chapter outlines some of the challenges parents face in balancing competing work and family demands. The concept of work and family conflict is defined, and the impact of work and family conflict on individuals and families is discussed. A rationale is provided for the provision of parenting support via the workplaces as a means of improving the lives of employees and as a way of increasing population-level access to parenting support. A brief review of the efficacy of workplace parenting support is provided alongside practical examples of how to ensure successful program delivery in an organizational context. The chapter concludes with a discussion about the implications and provides some directions for future research.

Crossover of distress due to work and family demands in dual-earner couples: A dyadic analysis

Work & Stress ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lieke L. ten Brummelhuis ◽  
Jarrod M. Haar ◽  
Tanja van der Lippe
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Dyadic Analysis ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
Family Demands

scholarly journals Grandparental investment facilitates harmonization of work and family in employed parents: A lifespan psychological perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane A. Hoppmann ◽  
Petra L. Klumb
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Target Article ◽  
Family Contexts ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Employed Parents ◽  
Grandparental Investment

AbstractThe target article emphasizes the need to identify psychological mechanisms underlying grandparental investment, particularly in low-risk family contexts. We extend this approach by addressing the changing demands of balancing work and family in low-risk families. Taking a lifespan psychological perspective, we identify additional motivators and potential benefits of grandparental investment for grandparents themselves and for subsequent generations.

SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS SURVIVAL: STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH OVERLAPPING FAMILY AND BUSINESS DEMANDS

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (03) ◽  
pp. 209-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
LINDA S. NIEHM ◽  
NANCY J. MILLER ◽  
MACK C. SHELLEY ◽  
MARGARET A. FITZGERALD
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Business Managers ◽  
Community Size ◽  
Family Responsibilities ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Family Demands

This study identified 14 adjustment strategies employed by household and business managers to cope with overlapping work and family demands using data from 1997 and 2000 versions of the National Family Business Survey (NFBS). Significant differences were found between surviving small family firms by managerial role (single or dual) regarding gross income, gender, number of children under age 18, community size and trade sector. Both surviving and non-surviving enterprises tended to bring household work to the business field when times were hectic and demanding, and took care of family responsibilities while at the business. However, in non-surviving businesses, business managers reported a greater tendency to bring work home, demonstrating that work entered the family field more frequently than in surviving businesses. Managers of surviving businesses were more likely to make financial adjustments by hiring temporary help for the business or home, and less likely to ask others to help in the business without pay. Significant differences were also noted regarding the use of non-financial adjustments; managers of surviving family businesses were able to shift away from business work to spend time on family aspects, and to spend less time sleeping to help the business.

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