The psychosocial implications of managing work and family caregiving roles: gender differences among information technology professionals

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• Personal Author:
  Almeida DM ; Davis KD ; DePasquale N ; Hammer LB ; Moen P ; Polenick CA
• Description:
  An increasing number of adults, both men and women, are simultaneously managing work and family caregiving roles. Guided by the stress process model, we investigate whether 823 employees occupying diverse family caregiving roles (child caregiving only, elder caregiving only, and both child caregiving and elder caregiving, or "sandwiched" caregiving) and their noncaregiving counterparts in the information technology division of a white-collar organization differ on several indicators of psychosocial stress along with gender differences in stress exposure. Compared with noncaregivers, child caregivers reported more perceived stress and partner strain whereas elder caregivers reported greater perceived stress and psychological distress. With the exception of work-to-family conflict, sandwiched caregivers reported poorer overall psychosocial functioning. Additionally, sandwiched women reported more family-to-work conflict and less partner support than their male counterparts. Further research on the implications of combining a white-collar employment role with different family caregiving roles is warranted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Working Caregivers Child Caregiving Children Elder Caregiving Gender Differences Gender Factors Health Care Mental Health Psychological Factors Psychology Psychosocial Stress Sandwiched Caregiving Work-life Balance

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• ISSN:
  0192-513X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; Oregon ; 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:
  38
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048216
• Citation:
  J Fam Issues 2017 Aug; 38(11):1495-1519
• Contact Point Address:
  Nicole DePasquale, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
• Email:
  nzd117@psu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Family Issues
• End Date:
  20081130
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d327d14587e38c08c063a82306327b9fd409be3b2539d90edc0dfe14ace60689fa1b412fa79759237a876ad78f82e1b7d28a46170903a58a654a0c74ae02fe1c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203026/cdc_203026_DS1.pdf
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