Ageing in East Asia

Fu, Tsung-hsi; Hughes, Rhidian

doi:10.4324/9780203881828

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“…Fourth, our research documents WFB in the pandemic context among working informal caregivers of the older adults. Despite the prevalence in many rapidly aging societies (Fu & Hughes, 2009; Reinhard et al, 2015), working informal caregivers of the older adults received little attention in previous research on WFBSE (e.g., Chan et al, 2016; Lapierre et al, 2016) and recent studies on work–family experiences in the pandemic context (e.g., Craig & Churchill, 2021; Shockley et al, 2021). Eldercare differs from childcare as older adults who require care tend to become more dependent as they age.…”

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Work–family balance self-efficacy and work–family balance during the pandemic: A longitudinal study of working informal caregivers of older adults.

Cho¹,

Chen²,

Cheng³

et al. 2022

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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The measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, such as lockdown, pose a major challenge to those who manage work and caregiving demands. Drawing on social cognitive theory, which emphasizes the critical role of self-referent thought and human agency in overcoming obstacles and striving toward goals, the present longitudinal study (prepandemic, during lockdown, and postlockdown) investigated work-family balance self-efficacy (WFBSE) and work-family balance (WFB) among working informal caregivers of older adults (i.e., those who manage paid work and informal eldercare) during the COVID-19 pandemic (N = 132). As hypothesized, prepandemic WFBSE was positively associated with the level of WFB during lockdown. Prepandemic WFBSE also mitigated the relationship between perceived work demands and WFB as well as the relationship between perceived difficulty to use technology for caregiving and WFB during lockdown. Prepandemic WFBSE, however, did not buffer the relationship between perceived caregiving demands and WFB and the relationship between perceived difficulty to use technology for work and WFB. We also observed that WFB during lockdown was associated with increased postlockdown WFBSE. Collectively, our research reiterates the relevance and utility of self-efficacy in the crisis context and provides empirical evidence for the proposition that positive changes may occur in the face of adversity.

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