Is There a Downside to Schedule Control for the Work-Family Interface?

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• Personal Author:
  Schieman S ; Young M
• Description:
  Using data from a 2007 U.S. survey of workers, this article examines the implications of schedule control for work-family role blurring and work-family conflict. Four main findings indicate that (a) schedule control is associated with more frequent working at home and work-family multitasking activities; (b) the positive association between schedule control and multitasking suppresses the negative association between schedule control and work- family conflict; (c) the positive association between working at home and multitasking is weaker among individuals with greater schedule control; and (d) the positive association between work-family multitasking and work- family conflict is weaker among individuals with greater schedule control. Our findings reveal previously undocumented mediating, suppression, and moderating patterns in the ways that schedule control contributes to work-family role blurring and work-family conflict. The authors discuss the implications of these findings for views of schedule control as a "resource" and theories about the borders in the work-family interface. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Schedule Control Families Job Demands Job Stress Mental Health Psychological Responses Role Blurring Sociology Work-family Conflict Work-life Balance Work Schedules

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• ISSN:
  0192-513X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057406
• Citation:
  J Fam Issues 2010 Oct; 31(10):1391-1414
• Contact Point Address:
  Scott Schieman, Department of Sociology, 725 Spadina Ave., University of Toronto, 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 Issues
• End Date:
  20090831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9d2b475d06e79d99d287432e78cd53f4e1ec158c003522227d92db88e6d1a54a9b0c3f12a9080bef89ddc3aae2938fe49f8ab874e51893a30d7a86310f8afad0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214763/cdc_214763_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 208.12 KB ]