The link between national paid leave policy and work-family conflict among married working parents.

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• Personal Author:
  Allen TD ; Antoniou A-S ; Brough P ; Cooper CL ; Geurts S ; Kinnunen U ; Lapierre LM ; O'Driscoll M ; Pagon M ; Poelmans SAY ; Sanchez JI ; Shima S ; Spector PE ; Walvoord AG ; Woo J-M
• Description:
  We investigated relationships between four dimensions of work-family conflict (time- and strain-based work interference with family, time- and strain-based family interference with work) and three key national paid leave policies (paid parental leave, paid sick leave, paid annual leave) among a sample of 643 working married parents with children under the age of 5 across 12 industrialised nations. Results provided some evidence that paid sick leave has a small but significant negative relationship with work-family conflict. Little evidence was revealed of a link between paid parental leave or of a link between paid annual leave and work-family conflict. Family-supportive organisational perceptions and family-supportive supervision were tested as moderators with some evidence to suggest that paid leave policies are most beneficial when employees' perceptions of support are higher than when they are lower. Family-supportive organisational perceptions and family-supportive supervision were both associated with less work-family conflict, providing evidence of their potential benefit across national contexts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Men Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Families; Work-life balance; Psychology; Humans; Men; Women; Employees; Workers; Work environment
• ISSN:
  0269-994X
• 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:
  5-28
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065239
• Citation:
  Appl Psychol 2014 Jan; 63(1):5-28
• Contact Point Address:
  Tammy D. Allen, University of South Florida, Department of Psychology, 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:
  Applied Psychology
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:37dd5a354f8690e5e4375ac6c3325a901b3398f3115b830fb397e0fc7b43cd19a17bff167add2c3d6ba43657810a151c8850fae7e21d1ed0f57f972afeaa2631
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249377/cdc_249377_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 251.58 KB ]