Daily positive spillover and crossover from mothers' work to youth health

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• Personal Author:
  Buxton OM ; Davis KD ; Hammer LB ; Lawson KM ; McHale SM
• Description:
  Prior research shows that employees' work experiences can "spill over" into their family lives and "cross over" to affect family members. Expanding on studies that emphasize negative implications of work for family life, this study examined positive work-to-family spillover and positive and negative crossover between mothers and their children. Participants were 174 mothers in the extended care (nursing home) industry and their children (ages 9-17), both of whom completed daily diaries on the same 8 consecutive evenings. On each workday, mothers reported whether they had a positive experience at work, youth reported on their mothers' positive and negative mood after work, and youth rated their own mental (positive and negative affect) and physical health (physical health symptoms, sleep quality, sleep duration). Results of 2-level models showed that mothers' positive mood after work, on average, was directly related to youth reports of more positive affect, better sleep quality, and longer sleep duration. In addition, mothers with more positive work experiences, on average, displayed less negative mood after work, and in turn, adolescents reported less negative affect and fewer physical health symptoms. Results are discussed in terms of daily family system dynamics. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Family Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Health Adolescents Age Groups Author Keywords: Positive Work-family Spillover Crossover Families Mental Health Physical Capacity Physiological-effects Physiological-factors Physiology Psychological-effects Psychological-factors Psychology Recordkeeping Work-environment Work-family Work-life Balance Workers Work Experience Young Workers

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• ISSN:
  0893-3200
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; Massachusetts ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048205
• Citation:
  J Family Psychol 2014 Dec; 28(6):897-907
• Contact Point Address:
  Katie M. Lawson, Ball State University, 113 North Quad, Muncie, IN, 47306
• Email:
  kmlawson4@bsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Family Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f01f9b746b43444eb8a776a809d2c7bfd8715a7c81d5be6ccfe9314d01fc844e9fe146c3ed031e2d6ca7a7bee0d043a89620987669511f712523edf2f3a32c1a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203020/cdc_203020_DS1.pdf
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