PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING WORK – FAMILY BALANCE OF WORKING MOTHERS

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

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.

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.

scholarly journals Happiness of Working Mothers Through Family Life Stages

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
Tina Afiatin ◽  
Ilma Putri Istianda ◽  
Annisa Yuliarahma Wintoro
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Family Life Cycle ◽  
School Age ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
First Child ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

The happiness of working mothers greatly affects the well-being of family. The objective of this study is to examine the happiness of working mothers in the stages of family life cycle of having: (a) the first child aged 0-35 month old; (b) the first child at pre-school age; (c) the first child at school age; (d) the first child at adolescent age; and (e) the first child who has married, by controlling the effect of work-family balance. Participants were 526 working mothers with children and a working husband. Data were collected using the Happiness Scale and the Work-Family Balance Scale. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA. The results showed that there were differences in the happiness of working mothers at different stages of family life cycles (F = 2.55; p < .05). Working mothers with the first child at pre-school age had the highest level of happiness, whilst those with the married first child had the lowest level of happiness. The levels of working mothers’ happiness were mostly influenced by the level of work-family balance rather than family life cycle.

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Transformational Leadership as Predictors of the Psychological Well-Being of Working Mothers [Aktivitas Fisik dan Kepemimpinan Transformasional Sebagai Prediktor Kesejahteraan Psikologis Ibu Bekerja]

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Afiatin ◽  
Hanif Akhtar ◽  
Annisa Reginasari ◽  
Ervina Lutfikasari ◽  
Bilhuda Ning Penggalih ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Working Mothers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Family Balance ◽  
Work Family Balance ◽  
Work Family

The psychological well-being (PWB) of working mothers has an important influence both for family well-being and work performance. The increasing number of working women, and the existence of various changes in work, require a new explanation of the predictors of working mothers’ PWB. The purpose of this study was to examine the model of personal and interpersonal factors related to the PWB of working mothers, as mediated by work-family balance (WFB). The hypothesis of this study was a theoretical model stating the influence of physical activities and transformational leadership on PWB, through WFB, in accordance with empirical data. The subjects of the study were 536 working mothers of children, coming from Muslim communities and working under the directions of supervisors. The data collection used the Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Work-Family Balance Scale, the Physical Activities Scale, and the Scale of Perception of Transformational Leadership. The data analysis used the Structural Equation Model (SEM). The research results showed that physical activities and transformational leadership proved to have an effect upon the PWB of working mothers, through WFB.   Kesejahteraan psikologis (psychological well-being - PWB) ibu bekerja berpengaruh penting, baik untuk kesehatan keluarga dan kinerja dalam pekerjaan. Peningkatan jumlah ibu bekerja, beserta dengan perubahan dalam pekerjaan, memerlukan penjelasan baru atas prediktor kesejahteraan psikologis ibu bekerja. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji model dari peran faktor personal dan interpersonal dalam kesejahteraan psikologis ibu bekerja, dimediasi oleh keseimbangan kerja-keluarga (work-family balance - WFB). Hipotesis penelitian ini adalah sebuah model teoretis yang menyatakan peran aktivitas fisik dan kepemimpinan transformasional mengenai kesejahteraan psikologis, melalui keseimbangan kerja-keluarga, berdasarkan data empiris. Subjek penelitian adalah 536 ibu bekerja yang sudah memiliki anak, dari komunitas Muslim, dan bekerja di bawah naungan supervisor. Pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan Skala Kesejahteraan Psikologis, Skala Keseimbangan Kerja-Keluarga, Skala Aktivitas Fisik, dan Skala Persepsi terhadap Kepemimpinan Transformasional. Data analisis menggunakan Model Persamaan Struktural (Structural Equation Model - SEM). Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa aktivitas fisik dan persepsi atas kepemimpinan transformasional berperan dalam kesejahteraan psikologis ibu bekerja, melalui keseimbangan kerja-keluarga.   Received 7 November 2018; Accepted 27 July 2019; Published 25 October 2019.

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