The Hidden Family Lives of Single Adults Without Dependent Children

Casper, Wendy J.; Marquardt, Dennis J.; Roberto, Katherine J.; Buss, Carla

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“…The distinction between narrow and broad conceptualisations of the nonwork domain hint to an ongoing debate in the work‐nonwork field, which has been acknowledged by several authors over the years (e.g., Bennett, Beehr, & Ivanitskaya, ; Casper, Marquardt, Roberto, & Buss, ; Parasuraman & Greenhaus, ; Huffman et al, ; Rothausen, ). We contribute to this debate by drawing on shared meanings of what constitutes nonwork and the points of disagreement among scholars about the use of various nonwork terms (e.g., family or home).…”

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“…Later, changes in technology and work arrangements, increases in the number of female workers and dual‐earner couples, and other changes in employee demographics led to a proliferation of work‐nonwork terminologies; hence, work‐nonwork scholarship evolved to embrace and theorise the positive view. Future work‐nonwork theorists might consider the increasing prevalence of the internet, the constant connectedness experienced by workers (e.g., Christensen, ; Wajcman & Rose, ), and the fading boundaries between work and family. These developments call for enhanced integration between work and family (e.g., Ashforth et al, ), and for models that accommodate contemporary work‐nonwork interface modes.…”

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Half a Century of Work–Nonwork Interface Research: A Review and Taxonomy of Terminologies

2018

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The extensive interest in the work-nonwork interface over the years has allowed scholars from multiple disciplines to contribute to this literature and to shed light on how professional and personal lives are related. In this paper, we have identified 48 terminologies that describe the interface or relationship between work and nonwork, and have organised them into mature, intermediate, and immature categories according to their stage of development and theoretical grounding. We also provide a taxonomy that places work-nonwork interface terminologies into a matrix of six cells based on two dimensions:(1) type of nonwork being narrow or broad; and (2) nature of the mutual impact of work and nonwork domains on one another, characterising the impact as negative, positive, or balanced. The type of nonwork dimension was informed by Frone's (2003) classification of employees' lives into multiple subdomains; the mutual impact dimension was informed by frameworks that organised the literature in part by negative, positive, and balanced work-nonwork interface constructs (e.g., Allen, 2012; Greenhaus & Allen, 2011). Theoretical contributions of the proposed taxonomy are discussed along with suggestions on important avenues for future research.

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Section: Discussion and Directions For Future Researchmentioning

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Section: Discussion and Directions For Future Researchmentioning

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Half a Century of Work–Nonwork Interface Research: A Review and Taxonomy of Terminologies

2018

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“…These negative reactions are likely to have a detrimental effect on the organisation. Several studies point out that single workers without dependent children also have families (Casper and DePaulo, 2012;Casper et al, 2016). Participant 25 above spoke of being unable to visit parents, siblings, and other relatives at a key time of the year.…”

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“…Further, while significant research has been undertaken on WLB in Western developed nations (Wilkinson et al, 2017) and Asian countries (Rajadhyaksha, 2012), little is known about WLB challenges and experiences in an African context such as Nigeria. Despite the paucity of research on the WLB of singles (Casper and DePaulo, 2012), WLB is just as important to them as it is to workers who are married and have familial responsibilities (Casper et al, 2016). As Collins (2008) has argued, certain jobs (e.g.…”

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Time biases: exploring the work–life balance of single Nigerian managers and professionals

Oruh

Akanji

Mordi

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PurposeThis study investigates the overarching ideology of work–life balance (WLB) or conflict as predominantly being a work–family affair. Based on a Nigerian study, and using organisational justice as a theoretical lens, it explores perceived fairness in accessing family-friendly policies by managers and professionals who are single and do not have children – a workgroup conventionally ignored in research on WLB.Design/methodology/approachRelying on an interpretivist approach, the data set comprises of interviews with 24 bank managers and 20 medical doctors working in Nigeria.FindingsThe authors’ findings highlight employers' misconceptions concerning the non-work preferences and commitments of singles as well as an undervaluation by employers of their non-work time. Conceptualised as “time biases”, such time is routinely invaded by the organisation, with profound implications for perceptions of fairness. This fosters backlash behaviours with potential detrimental effects in terms of organisational effectiveness.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited to investigating the WLB of singles in high-status roles, namely banking and medical careers. Future research may examine the experiences of a more diverse range of occupations. The sample comprises heterosexual, never-married professionals, whose experiences may differ from other categories of single workers, such as childless divorced people, widows, non-heterosexual singles and partners who have no children.Practical implicationsIn order to avoid counterproductive behaviours in the workplace, WLB policies should not only focus on those with childcare concerns. Inclusive work–life policies for other household structures, such as single-persons, are necessary for improving overall organisational well-being.Originality/valueThe majority of WLB studies have been undertaken in Western and Asian contexts, to the neglect of the Sub-Saharan African experience. Additionally, research tends to focus on WLB issues on the part of working parents, overlooking the difficulties faced by singles.

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“…Women receive strong social signals to prioritise family caregiving, and such expectations are not confined to wives and mothers. Single female employees without children also report caregiving responsibilities for parents, siblings or other relatives (Casper et al, ), an experience that may also be shared by a female supervisor, regardless of her parental and marital status.…”

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Subordinate perceptions of family‐supportive supervision: the role of similar family‐related demographics and its effect on affective commitment

Basuil

Manegold

Casper

2016

Human Res Mgmt Journal

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Using survey data from 227 employees, we draw from shared reality theory to study subordinate perceptions of family‐supportive supervision, its antecedents and outcomes. We focus on similarity in salient subordinate and supervisor family‐related demographics as an antecedent to perceived family‐supportive supervision. As expected, female subordinates perceived more family‐supportive supervision from female supervisors than from male supervisors. Likewise, parent subordinates perceived parent supervisors, compared with nonparent supervisors, to be more family supportive. Subordinate perception of family‐supportive supervision also positively related to affective commitment – mediating the indirect positive relationship between similarity in family‐related demographics and affective commitment.

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The Hidden Family Lives of Single Adults Without Dependent Children

Cited by 14 publications

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Half a Century of Work–Nonwork Interface Research: A Review and Taxonomy of Terminologies

Half a Century of Work–Nonwork Interface Research: A Review and Taxonomy of Terminologies

Time biases: exploring the work–life balance of single Nigerian managers and professionals

Subordinate perceptions of family‐supportive supervision: the role of similar family‐related demographics and its effect on affective commitment

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