The effects of nonstandard work schedules on workers' health: A mediating role of work‐to‐family conflict

Cho, Youngmin

doi:10.1111/ijsw.12269

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“…Corroborating the results of previous studies (e.g., McLoyd et al, 2008; Cho, 2018), we found that parents working full-time and 40 h or more per week and with a shiftwork schedule reported higher levels of work-family conflict. Parents working full-time and more than 40 h per week have objectively less time for their family, which can lead them to experience greater difficulty in successfully managing family and work roles.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

“…In addition, parents with a shift work schedule usually work on weekends, work evening and night shifts, and have irregular or rotating shifts. This type of work schedule, often called “unsociable work” (Strazdins et al, 2006), may be highly disruptive for family routines (McLoyd et al, 2008) and may lead parents to experience a greater instability and a lower perception of control over their lives and to have less time and energy resources for performing their family role, which may result in a greater perception that work demands are negatively interfering with their family demands (Cho, 2018).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Stressful working conditions have also been associated with poorer mental health in parents (Perry-Jenkins et al, 2017) and children (Johnson et al, 2013; Dockery et al, 2016). For example, some types of work schedules, such as shift work, have been associated with more mental and physical health problems (Figueiro and White, 2013; Cho, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Work-Family Conflict and Mindful Parenting: The Mediating Role of Parental Psychopathology Symptoms and Parenting Stress in a Sample of Portuguese Employed Parents

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Aims: The aims of the current study are to examine whether parents’ work-family conflict, emotional distress (anxiety/depressive symptoms and parenting stress) and mindful parenting vary according to the type of employment (full-time, part-time, and occasional), the type of work schedule (fixed, flexible, and shift), and the number of working hours per week and to explore whether parental emotional distress mediates the association between work-family conflict and mindful parenting dimensions. Methods: A sample of 335 employed parents (86.3% mothers) of children and adolescents between the ages of 1 and 19 years old completed a sociodemographic form and measures of work-family conflict, anxiety/depression symptoms, parenting stress, and mindful parenting. The differences in study variables among types of employment, work schedules and number of weekly working hours were analyzed. A path model was tested through structural equation modeling in AMOS to explore the indirect effect of work-family conflict on mindful parenting dimensions through anxiety, depression and parenting stress. The invariance of the path model across children’s age groups (toddlers, preschool and grade school children, and adolescents) and parents’ gender was also examined. Results: Parents with a shift work schedule, working full-time and 40 h or more per week, presented significantly higher levels of work-family conflict than those with a fixed or flexible schedule, working part-time and less than 40 h per week, respectively. Parents with a flexible work schedule presented significantly higher levels of self-regulation in parenting and of non-judgmental acceptance of parental functioning than parents with a shift work schedule. Higher levels of work-family conflict were associated with lower levels of mindful parenting dimensions through higher levels of anxiety/depression symptoms and parenting stress. The model was invariant across children’s age groups and parents’ gender. Discussion: Work-family conflict is associated with poorer parental mental health and with less mindful parenting. Workplaces should implement family-friendly policies (e.g., flexible work arrangements) that help parents successfully balance the competing responsibilities and demands of their work and family roles. These policies could have a critical impact on the mental health of parents and, consequently, on their parental practices.

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“…These non-standard work schedules interfere with circadian rhythms and are negatively associated with sleep quality (Costa 2003; Maume et al 2009; Vogel et al 2012; Wight, Raley, and Bianchi 2008). Non-standard work schedules are also associated with stress (Bara and Arber 2009), anxiety and irritability (Costa 2003), and reports of worse self-rated health and mental health (Cho 2017; Costa 2003; Fenwick and Tausig 2001, 2004; Knutsson 2003; Presser 2003; Rajaratnam and Arendt 2001).…”

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Consequences of Routine Work-Schedule Instability for Worker Health and Well-Being

2019

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From the 1970s through the 2010s, the U.S. labor market experienced a pronounced risk shift from employers to employees, characterized by an increase in job insecurity as well as retrenchment in employer-provided health insurance, retirement plans, and other fringe benefits (Cappelli 1999; Kalleberg 2009; Pugh 2015). During this period, U.S. workers experienced increasingly precarious employment and higher levels of economic insecurity (Hacker 2006; Jacoby 2001). At the same time, the social safety net became a less reliable and less sufficient source of fallback support for low-wage or unemployed workers, and household resources were further stretched by a rise in single-parent families (Breen 1997). Against this backdrop, the rise in precarious employment could have major implications for workers' health and wellbeing (Kalleberg 2018). The dramatic increases in the disability, morbidity, and mortality of working-class and less educated

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“…Work generates income and influences health, social interactions, family relationships, and so forth (Lipscomb, Loomis, McDonald, Argue, & Wing, ). The work environment is the most important factor for human well‐being (Cho, ; Daniels, Watson, & Gedikli, ; Danna & Griffin, ; Gerstel & Clawson, ; Kirschenbaum, Oigenblick, & Goldberg, ; Sparks, Faragher, & Cooper, ) and the achievement of inclusive economic growth (Marmot, ). Along with this, other factors, including social interaction and technology, influence the dynamics of the economy and have an irreversible effect on socioeconomic factors, health, and the overall well‐being of humankind.…”

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The human circadian clock from health to economics

Koritala

Çakmaklı

2018

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In the course of evolution, health is prioritized for human well-being and economies. Epidemiological and experimental studies suggest that modern life habits, including eating habits, and living and working conditions, can deteriorate health through circadian misalignment. This has been most commonly observed with urban societies and working classes of non-standard working schedules (NSWSs), such as shift work, night work, and overtime work. Poor health conditions with NSWSs generate economic burden for the modern society. Therefore, we attempt to provide a systematic approach to understanding the relations among the circadian clock, health, and economics. To understand these connections, we review the mechanisms of the human circadian clock and how modern living conditions can misalign the circadian system and associated health consequences. We also emphasize the importance of health for the modern economy and the economic costs of health disorders associated with circadian disruption and NSWSs.

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The effects of nonstandard work schedules on workers' health: A mediating role of work‐to‐family conflict

Cited by 25 publications

References 64 publications

Work-Family Conflict and Mindful Parenting: The Mediating Role of Parental Psychopathology Symptoms and Parenting Stress in a Sample of Portuguese Employed Parents

Work-Family Conflict and Mindful Parenting: The Mediating Role of Parental Psychopathology Symptoms and Parenting Stress in a Sample of Portuguese Employed Parents

Consequences of Routine Work-Schedule Instability for Worker Health and Well-Being

The human circadian clock from health to economics

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