Impact of Work-Family Conflict on Perceived Stress - Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Midlife in Japan Study

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• Personal Author:
  Saiki, Mayumi ; Loerbroks, Adrian ; Li, Jian
• Description:
  Objectives: This study investigated whether exposure to work-family conflict was associated with increased perceived stress (PS) cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Methods: Using data from the Midlife in Japan Wave I and II surveys over a four-year period, 668 workers in a cross-sectional and 419 workers in a longitudinal study were examined to assess the associations between baseline work-to-family conflict (WFC) and family-to-work conflict (FWC) and changes in baseline and follow-up PS Scale scores. Results: In the multivariable analysis using linear regression for cross-sectional analysis and Generalized Estimating Equations linear regression for the longitudinal analysis, both binary and continuous WFC/FWC were significantly associated with PS cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Conclusions: Both WFC and FWC were associated with increased PS cross-sectionally and longitudinally. Screening work-family conflict and developing interventions to mitigate it can be beneficial for enhancing mental health.
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Occupational Stress Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-family Conflict; Perceived Stress; Workplace Psychosocial Factors; Cross-sectional Study; Longitudinal Study; Japan Cross Sectional Studies; Longitudinal Study; Work-family Conflict; Stress; Mental Health;
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; San Francisco Region [OSHA]
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  37 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20071063
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2026 Jan; :[Epub ahead of print]
• Email:
  jianli2019@ucla.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2026
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:884308cbf0ddbb63b074821b1f2fe173bad43e87d85a9b77e02665926ff5e9e1dc778977805b15c643b924edf0ba849ee9053d4d5883cf4e1af3940d9c0af807
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257839/cdc_257839_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.23 MB ]