A Longitudinal Examination of Work–Family Balance among Working Mothers in the United States: Testing Bioecological Theory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Raza ◽  
Joseph G. Grzywacz ◽  
Miriam Linver ◽  
Brad van Eeden-Moorefield ◽  
Soyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Bioecological Theory ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Longitudinal Examination

scholarly journals Good Working Mothers as Jugglers: A Critical Look at Two Work–Family Balance Films

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika L. Kirby ◽  
Sarah E. Riforgiate ◽  
Isolde K. Anderson ◽  
Mary P. Lahman ◽  
Alison M. Lietzenmayer
Keyword(s):  
Working Mothers ◽  
Good Working ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

scholarly journals Latent Transition Analysis of the Work-Family Balance of Working Mothers with a Child in Elementary School: Focus on the Effect of Antecedents on both Work-Family Balance Typology and Transition between Typologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-213
Author(s):  
Yea-Ji Hong
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Fourth Grade ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Latent Transition Analysis ◽  
Transition Analysis ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

The purpose of the study was to apply latent transition analysis to the work-family balance of working mothers with a child in elementary school by focusing on the effect of antecedents on both work-family balance typology and the transition between typologies. Data from 400 working mothers who participated in the eighth and eleventh waves of the Panel Study on Korean Children were used. The results can be summarized as follows. First, the latent profile analysis of working mothers whose children were in the first grade classified the work-family balance types as ‘contradictory’ or ‘beneficial’ and of working mothers whose children were in the fourth grade as ‘conflictual’, ‘contradictory’, ‘high beneficial’, ‘low beneficial’ or ‘beneficial’. Second, working mothers whose work-family balance was ‘contradictory’ or ‘beneficial’ when their children were in the first grade mostly had, respectively, a ‘low beneficial’ or a ‘high beneficial’ balance when their children were in the fourth grade. Third, the probability of being classified into each type differed according to subjective happiness and marital conflict in the first grade, and marital conflict and social support in the fourth grade. Moreover, marital conflict and social support were significant in the transition between the types of work-family balance. The study showed that the types of work-family balance differed for each time point for individual working mothers. The study also highlighted the importance of parenting-related personal, family and social factors in determining the work-family balance type and transition between types.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Rottenberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
The United States ◽  
Popular Imagination ◽  
Liberal Feminism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
The Us ◽  
Work Family

Providing the cultural context for the rise of neoliberal feminism in the United States, the introductory chapter of The Rise of Neoliberal Feminism begins by laying out the book’s key conceptual terms, such as human capital, work-family balance, affect, and happiness. It then maps out the way in which feminism has been represented in the US popular imagination over the past hundred years, differentiating among classic liberal feminism, postfeminism, and neoliberal feminism, while underscoring the book’s theoretical contributions. Finally, it provides an overview of the book’s overall trajectory, offering a chapter-by-chapter outline, highlighting each chapter’s major arguments, contributions, and assumptions.

PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING WORK – FAMILY BALANCE OF WORKING MOTHERS

2016 ◽  
Vol VII (4(1)) ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arri Handayani ◽  
◽  
Tina Afiatin ◽  
M.G. Adiyanti ◽  
Fathul Himam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

scholarly journals Work-family balance

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 414-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toyin Ajibade Adisa ◽  
Gbolahan Gbadamosi ◽  
Ellis L.C. Osabutey
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Institutional Differences ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

Purpose Given the reality that working mothers experience difficulties in achieving work-family balance because of the social restrictions that arise from parenting combined with career goals, this paper aims to explore the various coping strategies that are used by working mothers in the cities of London (Great Britain) and Lagos (Nigeria). Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 72 mothers who worked in banks in London (Great Britain) and Lagos (Nigeria). Thematic analysis and investigator triangulation are used. Findings The findings reveal various coping strategies used by working mothers in the cities of Lagos and London. The paper also unearths the efficiency and the shortcomings of the use of au pairs among British working mothers and the similarities and disparities in terms of such use compared to the traditional use of housekeepers in Nigeria. Originality/value This paper contributes to the existing work–family balance literature by exploring the coping strategies of working mothers because of sociocultural and institutional differences in Great Britain and Nigeria.

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