Work-to-Family Conflict and the Family Dinner: What Makes a Difference?

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• Personal Author:
  Allen TD ; Cho E
• Description:
  Despite the abundant benefits that have been associated with family meals, families report that they share fewer meals together than in the past. Although parents' work (e.g., work hours) is recognized as a barrier to family meals, the role of the individual in determining family meal frequency has received relatively little attention. With this in mind, this study investigated two important person factors that may aggravate or attenuate the negative relationship between work-to-family conflict (WTFC) and family dinner frequency using survey data from employed parents (n =206). Specifically, parents' negative affectivity (NA) and family meal atmosphere were examined as moderators. As hypothesized, the relationship between WTFC and family dinner frequency was stronger for high-NA individuals than for low-NA individuals. However, no support was found for the moderating role of family meal atmosphere. Findings suggest that WTFC may be more deleterious for high-NA individuals due to their tendency to strongly react to stressors and highlight the necessity to consider both situational and individual factors in understanding work-family experiences. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-to-family Conflict Families Family Dinner Family Meal Atmosphere Humans Negative Affectivity Stress Workers Work Schedules
• ISSN:
  1366-8803
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  88-99
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062615
• Citation:
  Community Work Fam 2013 Jan; 16(1):88-99
• Contact Point Address:
  Eunae Cho, Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., PCD, 4118 G, Tampa, FL 33620-7200
• Email:
  echo@mail.usf.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Community, Work & Family
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cdcdc4eb9147800c75d0d12e5be0dc14e2d65f4ddf58218015bddea1945236b11287fc5400f16c3b2ae0ae9a86af90b9f3a16cbe16c6d2402e84afcc7a9da86e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225821/cdc_225821_DS1.pdf
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