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.

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.

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

scholarly journals Impact of Situational and Dispositional Factors on Work-Family Conflict and Job Satisfaction: A Proposed Framework

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 03001
Author(s):  
Rohani Salleh ◽  
Zurina Abu Bakar ◽  
Mumtaz Ali Memon
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Role Conflict ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Role Overload ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Dispositional Factors ◽  
Core Self

Job satisfaction has become an empirical attention as subject of inquiry in many fields. Past studies have revealed that employees with higher level of job satisfaction mostly enjoyed their job, had higher productivity and eventually contributed to generate profit for their organization. Despite its popularity, there is still lacking in determining what exactly drives employee satisfaction from the perspective of situational and dispositional factors. Moreover, the role of mediator in is also rather limited. The present paper proposes a conceptual model from the perspective of situational factors (role overload and role conflict) and dispositional factor (core self-evaluations) to understand the concept of job satisfaction. Specifically, it is suggested that when an employee experiences either role overload, role conflict or perceive with negative core self-evaluation, one of the consequence was increased level of work-family conflict. Ultimately, individuals who perceive higher level work-family conflict will experience less job satisfaction. Recommendations for future research are also discussed.

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

scholarly journals Work-Family Conflict and Psychological Health Among Nurses: A Preliminary Observation

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 113-123
Author(s):  
Suzana Mohd Hanifa ◽  
Zanariah Ismail ◽  
Soadah Ahmad ◽  
Zarinah Arsat
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Workplace Stressors ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Work Family

Nursing is a female-dominated profession and is commonly considered as a stressful and challenging job. The nature of the nurses’ work, which is highly demanding, brings about difficulties in balancing work and family life, further resulting in work-family conflict. Apart from workplace stressors, work-family conflict has been identified as one of the factors that can threaten nurses' psychological health. This literature review thus sought to identify the factors associated with nurses’ experience of work-family conflict and its consequences to their psychological health. Accordingly, this literature review found that nurses’ work characteristics, namely, shift work, job demand and individual factors, significantly influence work-family conflict, which may in turn affect their psychological health in several ways. Future research should focus on positive conditions or resource-based perspectives that can help nurses in reducing work-family conflict and enhancing their health and well-being.  

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