Work-Family Conflict: Experiences and Health Implications Among Immigrant Latinos

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Burke B ; Carrillo L ; Coates ML ; Grzywacz JG ; Marin A ; Quandt SA
• Description:
  Work-family conflict research has focused almost exclusively on professional, White adults. The goal of this article was to expand the understanding of culture and industry in shaping experiences and consequences of work-family conflict. Using in-depth interview data (n - 26) and structured survey data (n - 200) from immigrant Latinos employed in the poultry processing industry, the authors evaluated predictions drawn from emerging models emphasizing the influence of cultural characteristics such as collectivism and gender ideology on work-family conflict. Results indicated that immigrant Latinos in poultry processing experienced infrequent work-to-family conflict; both the level and the antecedents of work-to-family conflict differed by gender, with physical demands contributing to greater conflict for women but not men. In addition, there was little evidence that work-family conflict was associated with health in this population. These results demonstrate how traditional models of work-family conflict need to be modified to reflect the needs and circumstances of diverse workers in the new global economy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Analytical-methods Analytical-processes Demographic-characteristics Racial-factors Sampling Sampling-methods Sex-factors Statistical-analysis
• ISSN:
  0021-9010
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  92
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032664
• Citation:
  J Appl Psychol 2007 Jul; 92(4):1119-1130
• Contact Point Address:
  Joseph G. Grzywacz, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084
• Email:
  grzywacz@wfubmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Applied Psychology
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9eb4834b891ef2aba233974450855465f2233cb0951aa2e3c62ca82c2a3a3563dab26470b3e9370188f5804e4edb74405194d72bf92039e864a7cfbf21354cca
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186554/cdc_186554_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.86 MB ]