Family fairness and cohesion in marital dyads: Mediating processes between work-family conflict and couple psychological distress

2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Hergatt Huffman ◽  
Russell A. Matthews ◽  
Louis H. Irving
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Marital Dyads ◽  
Work Family

scholarly journals Examining Behavioural Coping Strategies as Mediators between Work-Family Conflict and Psychological Distress

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanaz Aazami ◽  
Khadijah Shamsuddin ◽  
Syaqirah Akmal
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Maladaptive Coping ◽  
Work Family

We examined the mediating role of behavioral coping strategies in the association between work-family conflict and psychological distress. In particular, we examined the two directions of work-family conflict, namely, work interference into family and family interference into work. Furthermore, two coping styles in this study were adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 429 Malaysian working women using self-reported data. The results of mediational analysis in the present study showed that adaptive coping strategy does not significantly mediate the effect of work-family conflict on psychological distress. However, maladaptive coping strategies significantly mediate the effect of work-family conflict on psychological distress. These results show that adaptive coping strategies, which aimed to improve the stressful situation, are not effective in managing stressor such as work-family conflict. We found that experiencing interrole conflict steers employees toward frequent use of maladaptive coping strategies which in turn lead to psychological distress. Interventions targeted at improvement of coping skills which are according to individual’s needs and expectation may help working women to balance work and family demands. The important issue is to keep in mind that effective coping strategies are to control the situations not to eliminate work-family conflict.

scholarly journals Work–Family Conflict, Psychological Distress, and Sleep Deficiency Among Patient Care Workers

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (7) ◽  
pp. 282-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik B. Jacobsen ◽  
Silje Endresen Reme ◽  
Grace Sembajwe ◽  
Karen Hopcia ◽  
Anne M. Stoddard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Sleep Deficiency ◽  
Work Family

Examining Time Demands and Work–Family Conflict on Psychological Distress

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
Ann H. Huffman ◽  
Stephanie C. Payne ◽  
Laura M. Koehly ◽  
Satoris S. Culbertson ◽  
Carl A. Castro
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Time Demands

Parents' Shift Work in Connection with Work–Family Conflict and Mental Health: Examining the Pathways for Mothers and Fathers

2020 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2092905
Author(s):  
Yixuan Zhao ◽  
Amanda R. Cooklin ◽  
Alice Richardson ◽  
Lyndall Strazdins ◽  
Peter Butterworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Work Schedules ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Standard Work ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Employed Parents

Shift work might aggravate work–family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether work–family conflict explained this association, and whether the pathways differed between genders. The sample included 756 mothers and 452 fathers participating in the “Families at Work” survey, an online nationwide community-based survey of employed parents. The findings highlight the complex interplay between parents' work schedules, work–family conflict and psychological distress. They show some evidence that working irregular shifts was associated with higher work–family conflict in connection with higher psychological distress, with fathers at greater risk. Working regular shifts was associated with poorer mental health, but this was not related to increased work–family conflict, and this association was stronger for mothers. As the labor force becomes increasingly fractured, it is critical that the impacts of non-standard work schedules continue to be considered.

Psychological Distress Among Employed Fathers

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 294-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie L. Janzen ◽  
Ivan W. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Single Fathers ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Partner Status ◽  
Canadian City ◽  
Work Family

The aim of this study was to compare levels of psychological distress in employed single fathers relative to partnered fathers and to explore the role of psychosocial job quality, work–family conflict, and work–family facilitation as explanations for differences in distress. The data were collected from a cross-sectional telephone survey conducted in a Canadian city. Participants were 486 employed fathers with children living in the household. In addition to experiencing higher levels of psychological distress than partnered fathers ( p = .057), single fathers reported greater work–family conflict, poorer work quality, and lower family-to-work facilitation. Adjusting for the strain-based work–family conflict variables in the regression analysis resulted in the largest reduction to the association between partner status and psychological distress. Future research employing a longitudinal design and subject to lower selection biases is required to tease out the interrelationship between these exposures and to point to the most appropriate policies to support employed single fathers.

Wives' Shift Work Schedules and Husbands' and Wives' Well-Being in Dual-Earner Couples With Children

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalind Chait Barnett ◽  
Karen C. Gareis ◽  
Robert T. Brennan
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work Hours ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Shift ◽  
Dual Earner ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Families With Children

In a sample of 55 dual-earner families with children aged 8 to 14 in which the mothers are registered nurses regularly working either day shifts (typically 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) or evening shifts (typically 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.), we estimated the within-couple relationship between the wife's work variables (i.e., work shift, work hours, and the interaction between work shift and work hours) and each spouse's work—family conflict, psychological distress, and marital-role quality. Wives' work variables predicted their own work—family conflict and psychological distress and showed a trend to predict their husbands' work—family conflict.

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