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.

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.

scholarly journals Household Income and Psychological Distress: Exploring Women’s Paid and Unpaid Work as Mediators

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6402
Author(s):  
Bonnie Janzen ◽  
Laurie-Ann Hellsten
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Material Deprivation ◽  
Domestic Labor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family

Research suggests that a socioeconomic gradient in employed adults’ mental health may be partially mediated by their work conditions. Largely ignored in this body of research is the potential role of unpaid domestic labor. The objectives of this paper were to determine whether socioeconomic disparities in mental health were present in a sample of employed, partnered mothers, and if so, identify the intervening mechanisms which contributed to the disparity. Participants for this cross-sectional study were 512 women recruited from an online research panel of residents living in Saskatchewan, Canada. Household income was the primary exposure and psychological distress was the dependent variable. Potential mediators included material deprivation, job control, job demands, work–family conflict, and the conditions of domestic labor. Descriptive analyses followed by simple and multiple mediation analyses were performed. Lower income was associated with greater distress, with material deprivation, work–family conflict, and inequity in responsibility for domestic work acting as mediators. These results suggest that in addition to more well-established mechanisms, the conditions of unpaid domestic labor, particularly how that labor is shared within households, may play a role in the genesis of mental health inequities among employed partnered mothers. Limitations of the study are discussed as are implications for future research.

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.

Spillover and Crossover Effects of Work-Family Conflict among Married and Cohabiting Couples

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deniz Yucel ◽  
Beth A. Latshaw
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Crossover Effects ◽  
Cohabiting Couples ◽  
Work Family

The present study uses Wave 8 of the German Family Panel to test the spillover and crossover effects of work-family conflict on job satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, and mental health for individuals (actor effects) as well as their spouses/partners (partner effects) in dual-earning couples. We further contribute by assessing whether the results vary by gender and union type. Results suggest that among married couples, for job satisfaction, there are no gender differences in actor effects (but gender differences in partner effects), and actor and partner effects remain distinct. For relationship satisfaction, there are no gender differences in actor or partner effects, but both effects remain distinct. For mental health, however, there are gender differences in actor effects (but not in partner effects), and both effects remain distinct. Among cohabitors, there are no differences in actor effects by gender, and adding in partner effects does not significantly improve the models predicting all three outcomes. Some results also suggest differences in relationship dynamics between married and cohabiting couples.

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

Parents' transitions into and out of work-family conflict and children's mental health: Longitudinal influence via family functioning

2017 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huong Dinh ◽  
Amanda R. Cooklin ◽  
Liana S. Leach ◽  
Elizabeth M. Westrupp ◽  
Jan M. Nicholson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Children’S Mental Health ◽  
Children's Mental Health ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family
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