Work-Family Conflict Among Members of Full-Time Dual-Earner Couples: An Examination of Family Life Stage, Gender, and Age

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• Personal Author:
  Allen TD ; Finkelstein LM
• Description:
  Based on cross-sectional data from the 2008 National Study of the Changing Workforce, this study investigates relationships between gender, age, and work-family conflict across 6 family life stages. Participants were 690 married/partnered employees who worked 35 or more hours a week. Results indicated a small but negative relationship between age and work-family conflict. Work-family conflict was also associated with family stage, with the least amount of conflict occurring during the empty nest stage and the most occurring when the youngest child in the home was 5 years of age or younger. Gender differences were also observed. Specifically, men reported more work interference with family than did women when the youngest child in the home was a teen. Women overall reported more family interference with work than did men. Results concerning age and gender revealed a different pattern demonstrating that family stage is not simply a proxy for age. Age had a main effect on work-to-family conflict that was monotonic in nature and on family to-work conflict that was linear in nature. In conclusion, the results indicate gender, age, and family stage each uniquely relate to work-family conflict. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Family Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Author Keywords: Aging Cross Sectional Studies Dual-earner Couples Families Family Stage Gender Factors Life Course Psychology Work-family Conflict Work-life Balance

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• ISSN:
  1076-8998
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Illinois ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  376-384
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059509
• Citation:
  J Occup Health Psychol 2014 Jul; 19(3):376-384
• Contact Point Address:
  Tammy D. Allen, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, PCD4118G, Tampa, FL 33620
• Email:
  tallen@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5b2d6a353fec1fbbe7f3548f6d7323ee9e14e51f9af81448f9407d419150ec23e6b75b1baf79b32ffe5a3154d423c324fbe2e823ee4eae5178c762be7fcf98e0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223709/cdc_223709_DS1.pdf
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