A contextual work-life experiences model to understand nurse commitment and turnover

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 2053-2063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilmi Aluwihare-Samaranayake ◽  
Ian Gellatly ◽  
Greta Cummings ◽  
Emerita Linda Ogilvie
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2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-198
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Sygulska

Elder people have knowledge and experience – they can share them with other people. Seniors can teach young people different things. Their stories can indicate what is important in life and what should be avoided. The article presents the results of qualitative research (interview) on the lessons learned from the life experiences of the older people. The analysis of own research is preceded by the theoretical introduction about wisdom of life. Respondents highlighted mostly the importance of family, health, self-care and relationships with other people (friendship, honesty and respect towards others). Life showed them how important are: faith in God, enjoying every moment, patience in pursuing a goal, independently deciding about own life, realising your dreams, and work. Life experiences showed them how to deal with problems and that a person learns all life. They learned rules such as: money does not bring happiness, you cannot trust everyone, live the present and the good comes back. The elderly said that a person should make efforts to be happy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-478
Author(s):  
T. Alexandra Beauregard ◽  
Maria Adamson ◽  
Aylin Kunter ◽  
Lilian Miles ◽  
Ian Roper

PurposeThis article serves as an introduction to six articles featured in a special issue on diversity in the work–life interface. This collection of papers contains research that contemplates the work–life interface in different geographic and cultural contexts, that explores the work–life experiences of minority, marginalized and/or underresearched groups of workers and that takes into account diverse arrangements made to fulfill both work and nonwork responsibilities.Design/methodology/approachThis introductory article first summarizes some of the emerging research in this area, introduces the papers in this special issue and links them to these themes and ends with highlighting the importance of using an intersectional lens in future investigations of the work–life interface.FindingsThese six articles provide empirically based insights, as well as new theoretical considerations for studying the interface between paid work and personal life roles. Compelling new research directions are identified.Originality/valueIntroducing the new articles in this special issue and reviewing recent research in this area brings together the work–life interface scholarship and diversity management studies and points to the necessity for future investigations to take an intersectional and contextualized approach to their subject matter.


2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin ◽  
Zohreh Vanaki ◽  
Eesa Mohammadi

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 448-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Špela Trefalt ◽  
Mateja Drnovšek ◽  
Anja Svetina-Nabergoj ◽  
Renata Valentina Adlešič

BMJ Open ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. e056655
Author(s):  
Sheila A Boamah

IntroductionWhile all research-oriented faculty face the pressures of academia, female faculty in fields including science, engineering, medicine and nursing, are especially susceptible to burnout. Nursing is unique in that it remains a predominantly female-dominated profession, which implies that there is a critical mass of females who are disproportionately affected and/or at higher risk of burnout. To date, little is known about the experiences of nursing faculty especially, new and early career researchers and the factors that influence their retention. This study aims to understand the work–life (the intersection of work with personal life) experiences of nursing faculty in Canadian academic settings and the factors that influence their retention.Methods and analysisA mixed-method design will be used in this study. For the quantitative study, a sample of approximately 1500 new and early career nursing faculty across Canadian academic institutions will be surveyed. Eligible participants will be invited to complete a web-based structured questionnaire in both French and English language. Data will be evaluated using generalised linear regression model and structural equation modelling. Given the complexities of work–life issues in Canada, qualitative focus group interviews with about 20–25 participants will also be conducted. Emerging themes will be integrated with the survey findings and used to enrich the interpretation of the quantitative data.Ethics and disseminationThis study has received ethical approval from the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (#1477). Prior to obtaining informed consent, participants will be provided with information about study risks and benefits and strategies undertaken to ensure confidentiality and anonymity. The study findings will be disseminated to academics and non-academic stakeholders through national and international conference presentations and peer-reviewed open-access journals. A user-friendly report will be shared with professional nursing associations such as the Canadian Associations of Schools of Nursing, and through public electronic forums (e.g., Twitter). Evidence from this study will also be shared with stakeholders including senior academic leaders and health practitioners, government, and health service policy-makers, to raise the profile of discourses on the nursing workforce shortages; and women’s work–life balance, a public policy issue often overlooked at the national level. Such discussion is especially pertinent in light of the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on women, and female academics. The findings will be used to inform policy options for improving nursing faculty retention in Canada and globally.


2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Lu Ramirez-Cantu

The purpose of this study is to analyze medical doctors’ work-life experiences and emotional management while practicing on the U.S.-Mexico. They have varying experiences and there is a constant shift of doctors attempting to manage work and personal lives; they must learn how to cope with the emotions that derive from their profession and the added pressures of practicing medicine with precaution due to the ongoing drug war in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Additionally, doctors on the border treat patients from both Mexico and the U.S. There are significant pressures and tensions involved in practicing medicine, and this is even more relevant when working on the border region. This is why this study is relevant and important. Through qualitative methodology, I acquired the experiences of Mexican doctors on the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo border. Through a thematic analysis of in-depth interviews, doctors described the difficulties they encountered when dealing with emotions at work, which gave deeper meaning to their statements. Kidnappings, muggings, and extortions put significant constraints on doctors’ occupational lives. Doctors modify their work practices, work schedules, and other daily routines, which intersect with their work and personal lives. Doctors also displayed resilience to continue practicing on the border regardless of the violence. Doctors in my study experience Clark’s (2000) border theory, developed to fill in the gaps causing criticism of other work and family theories and work-life mechanisms (Clark, 2000). In addition to the border theory (Clark, 2000) the role theory (Kahn et al. 1964) also describes my participants’ multiple role amalgamation. This theory proposes workers, in this case, doctors, are involved in varying life roles such as employee or family member amongst other roles that sometimes are incompatible (Greenhaus & Beutell, 1985).


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Renata Bizek-Tatara

El presente artículo trata sobre cuatro textos autobiográficos de la escritora belga Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930-2017): Lettre à moi-même (1963), La Maison de papier (1970), J’aurais voulu jouer de l’accordéon (1975) y La Double confidence (2000). Estos textos, a pesar de estar inspirados en las experiencias vitales de la escritora, se alejan considerablemente del modelo autobiográfico de Philippe Lejeune porque su autora, en vez de hablar de sí misma, cuenta sobre los demás. Las dificultades de hablar de su propia vida influyen en el carácter un tanto inusual de esos textos: son géneros ambigüos que se sitúan entre autobiografía, memorias, diario íntimo, ensayo, biografía y crónica. En los análisis me centro en la temática (obra literaria, vida de los demás, biografía de Marcelina Debordes-Valmore) y en la forma (géneros híbridos, estructura de masaico, fragmentarismo) que elige la autora y que hacen su “escritura sobre sí misma” tan original. Asimismo trato de averigüar por qué la autora se ve incapaz de escribir sobre sí misma y cómo aquello influye en la forma de sus textos autobiográficos.   This article deals with four autobiographical texts by the Belgian writer Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930-2017): Lettre à moi-même (1963), La Maison de papier (1970), J'aurais voulu jouer de l'accordéon (1975)  and La double confidence (2000). These texts, despite being inspired by the writer’s life experiences, are far from Philippe Lejeune's autobiographical model because the author, instead of talking about herself, narrates about others. The difficulties of speaking about her own life determines the somewhat unusual character of these texts: they are ambiguous genres that are placed between autobiography, memories, intimate diary, essay, biography and chronicle. In the analysis, I focus the author’s choice of theme (literary work, life of others, biography of Marcelina Debordes-Valmore) and form (hybrid genres, mosaic structure, fragmentarism) which makes this unique "writing about oneself "so original. I also try to find out why the author is unable to write about herself and how that influences the shape of her autobiographical texts. Le présent article est consacré aux textes autobiographiques de l’écrivain belge Françoise Mallet-Joris (1930-2017): Lettre à moi-même (1963), La Maison de papier (1970), J’aurais voulu jouer de l’accordéon (1975) et La Double confidence (2000). Bien qu’inspirés de la vie de l’auteure, ils s’inscrivent que partiellement dans la définition de l’autobiographie, proposée par Philippe Lejeune, car au lieu d’y parler d’elle-même, la romancière parle des autres. La place qu'elle accorde à autrui et sa réserve observée à l’égard de la confidence intime bafouent des lois fondamentales de l’autobiographie et engendrent des formes inhabituelles et difficilement classables: ses quatre récits de soi amalgament des ingrédients de l’autobiographie, des mémoires, de la confession, de l’essai, de la biographie, de la chronique et, dans La double confidence, du récit de filiation et du récit de deuil. Dans notre propos, nous réfléchirons sur les choix thématiques (écriture, vie des autres, biographie de marceline Debordes-Valmor) et formels (syncrétisme générique, fragmentaire, structure mosaïquée) de l’auteure qui contribuent à la singularité de ses écritures du moi, ainsi que sur les origines de cette difficulté de se dire et l’impact de celle-ci sur sa production littéraire.


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