Examining a Comprehensive Model of Work and Family Demands, Work–Family Conflict, and Depressive Symptoms in a Sample of Correctional Supervisors

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Namazi, Sara ; Dugan, Alicia G. ; Fortinsky, Richard H. ; Barnes-Farrell, Janet ; Coman, Emil ; El Ghaziri, Mazen ; Cherniack, Martin G.
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  This study examined how work and family demands affect depressive symptoms, and the mediating roles of work-to-family conflict and family-to-work conflict in a sample of correctional supervisors.
  
  Methods:
  
  Using a cross-sectional design, correctional supervisors working in a Northeastern state (n = 156) participated in an online survey. Structural equation modeling was used to examine direct and indirect effects between study variables.
  
  Results:
  
  Amount of overtime hours worked significantly predicted work-to-family conflict (β = 0.18, P < 0.05), and work-to-family conflict significantly predicted greater depressive symptoms (β = 0.61, P < 0.01). Overtime work also had an indirect effect on depressive symptoms through work-to-family conflict (β = 0.11 [95% CI 0.001–0.42]). No other statistically significant effects of relevance were found.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Working overtime had an indirect effect on correctional supervisors’ depressive symptoms, mediated by work-to-family conflict.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Caregivers Cross-Sectional Studies Depression Family Female Humans Male Middle Aged Models, Psychological Occupational Health Personnel Staffing And Scheduling Prisons Surveys And Questionnaires United States Work-Life Balance

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• Keywords:
  Adult Care Child Care Correctional Supervisors Depressive Symptoms Family-to-work Conflict Overtime Work Shiftwork Work-to-family Conflict
• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 61(10):818-828
• Pubmed ID:
  31306269
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11246744
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U19 OH008857/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U19OH008857/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1aa710175b7a5c8cbd22c8a313d9a790cee9857b6180058f159d91b3a148f481797c713fc9733f37c887968347c9cd99c1795b2ad27d6898c6054398c74be614
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