Evidence-Based Practices That Deal With Work-Family Conflict and Enrichment: Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Work and family are the most important aspects in everyday life that interact with each other simultaneously. The interaction between work and family may cause both negative and positive outcomes that is why scientists and practitioners are seeking to understand how to control them. The purpose of this article was to review existing literature on work-family conflict and enrichment interventions. We conducted a systematic literature review to investigate the evidence-based practises that dealt with reduction of work-family conflict and increase in work-family enrichment. After the screening, 12 articles from 699 unique studies were selected for the in-depth analysis. 11 out of 12 represented interventions confirmed significant positive results about the reduction of work-family conflict or increase in work-family enrichment. It is not surprising that organizations quite often choose training/workshop as the most suitable intervention. Similarly, only one scientific article presented the intervention that used real organizational change to reduce work-family conflict. Additionally, only one intervention was oriented towards the positive side of work family interaction – increase in work-family enrichment. Finally, practical implications and future research directions are proposed in the discussion.

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“…Feeling drained and incompetent, along with struggling to have achievement in one’s job, will eventually end in a distant attitude toward the job and the willingness to leave the job. To reduce the impact of role conflict and work-private life conflict, factors such as balancing quantitative demands, providing support, job autonomy and mindfulness practices might be considered on an organizational level [e.g., ( 50 , 113 , 114 )].…”

A Relação Entre Conflito Trabalho-Família E Satisfação No Trabalho

“…Portanto, a busca pelo equilíbrio nas relações familiares, pessoais e profissionais é uma temática com forte interesse no mundo moderno (Mostafa, 2019;Vadvilavicius;Stelmokiene, 2020). Na perspectiva organizacional, os conflitos entre as demandas familiares e as profissionais revelaram impacto expressivo na saúde mental dos trabalhadores (Bilodeau et al, 2019) com reflexos diretos no desempenho das organizações (Oliveira et al, 2013) Contudo, as organizações podem atuar para mitigar os impactos dos conflitos trabalhofamília, destacando-se, entre as estratégias, capacitar as lideranças, aprimorar o suporte organizacional, promover bem-estar psicológico, aumentar a segurança no trabalho, conferir maior autonomia aos trabalhadores e capacitá-los a lidar com ambiguidades e desentendimentos, entre outras (Obrenovic et al, 2020) e, com isso além de reduzir as possibilidades de conflitos trabalho-família aumentar a satisfação no trabalho.…”