Vulnerability of Working Parents: Balancing Work and Home Roles

Benefits and Challenges of Dual-Earning: Perspectives of Successful Couples

“…It may be that, because the couples in this sample had achieved a relatively high degree of equality in their relationship (Haddock, Zimmerman, Ziemba, & Current, 2001), each being almost as involved as the other in both work and family life, they experience similar levels of strain. This conclusion is consistent with the research of Googins and Burden (1987), who found that male employees who had family responsibilities similar to females appeared likely to experience the same levels of work-family conflict as women.…”

The Effect of Battering on the Employment Status of Women

“…Recent studies have indicated that working wives continue to shoulder a disproportionate share of home responsibilities (Berardo, Shehan, and Leslie, 1987;Googins and Burden, 1987). Workplace-family role strain was reported by Googins and Burden (1987) to be the most important contributing factor to reduced levels of physical and emotional well-being reported by working mothers. This strain can only be magnified when women are being abused by their partners.…”

Employee Assistance Programs for the New Millennium: Emergence of the Comprehensive Model

“…Many believe that EAP survival and best practices warrant an integrated program that attends to providing care that enhances overall wellness of the workplace. Located on the dividing line at which employee and family roles become theoretically distinct, but practically overlapping, comprehensive EAPs are in a perfect position to assist families and employers in identifying and resolving work and family issues (Googins & Burden, 1987).…”