Economic Hardship and Family-to-Work Conflict: The Importance of Gender and Work Conditions

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• Personal Author:
  Schieman S ; Young M
• Description:
  Using data from a 2007 national survey of working Americans, we examine the association between economic hardship and family-to-work conflict (FWC). We also assess contingencies of this association, focusing particularly on gender and several work conditions. Findings indicate that economic hardship is associated with higher FWC; this pattern is stronger among men. Three work conditions also function as effect modifiers: The positive association between hardship and FWC is stronger for workers with less job authority and more creative work activities. Job pressures also modify this association, but overall, respondents with higher pressures report greater FWC. We discuss how our observations contribute to knowledge about the links between economic conditions and the family-work interface and the importance of status and work-related contingencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Economic Hardship Families Family-to-work Conflict Gender Factors Job Demands-resources Model Job Stress Mental Health Psychological Responses Socioeconomics Sociological Factors Sociology Stressors Work Experience

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• ISSN:
  1058-0476
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  46-61
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057405
• Citation:
  J Fam Econ Issues 2010 Mar; 32(1):46-61
• Contact Point Address:
  Scott Schieman, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, 725 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, ON M5S 2J4, Canada
• Email:
  scott.schieman@utoronto.ca
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Toronto
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Family and Economic Issues
• End Date:
  20090831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:dd976cfdb4396cf60306cce76ce6db13695978a9d1d379545fb9f2faf2f4edbe452e14d37925e89f433e76df4a55b7948f40101dc7980672e48848aeac32875b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214762/cdc_214762_DS1.pdf
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