Who benefits from family support? Work schedule and family differences

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• Personal Author:
  Jennings KS ; Mohr CD ; Sinclair RR
• Description:
  Prior research has demonstrated the benefits of family-supportive organization perceptions (FSOP) for reducing stress, increasing satisfaction, and increasing worker commitment; however, less research has studied health outcomes or possible differences in the effects of FSOP based on worker characteristics. The present study examined relationships between FSOP and health outcomes, as well as how those relationships may depend on work schedule and family differences. Using a sample of 330 acute care nurses, the findings indicated that FSOP predicted several health and well-being outcomes obtained 9 months later. Further, the relationships between FSOP and the outcome variables depended on some work schedule and family differences. In terms of family differences, FSOP was most strongly related to life satisfaction for those who cared for dependent adults. The relationship between FSOP and health outcomes of depression, musculoskeletal pain, and physical health symptoms were generally significant for workers with dependent children, but not significant for workers with no children. Regarding schedule differences, the relationship between FSOP and life satisfaction was significant for those on nonstandard (evening/night) shifts but not significant for standard day shift workers; however, there were no differences in FSOP relationships by number of hours worked per week. The findings demonstrate that FSOP may benefit some employees more than others. Such differences need to be incorporated into both future work-family theory development and into efforts to document the effectiveness of family-supportive policies, programs, and practices. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Aging
  • Health Personnel
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Work-family balance
  • Nurses
  • Musculoskeletal disorders
  • Occupational psychology
  • Age groups
  • Work schedules
  • Author Keywords: family-supportive organization perceptions
  • health
  • life satisfaction
  • work schedules
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• ISSN:
  1076-8998
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  51-64
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048947
• Citation:
  J Occup Health Psychol 2016 Jan; 21(1):51-64
• Contact Point Address:
  Kristen S. Jennings, Department of Psychology, 418 Brackett Hall, Clemson University, Clemson SC 29634
• Email:
  ksjenni@clemson.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Portland State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
• End Date:
  20250630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203561/cdc_203561_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 306.67 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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