Work-to-family profiles, family structure and burnout in mothers

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify work-to-family profiles in working mothers, test whether profiles differ between sole and partnered mothers, and examine whether the work-to-family profiles are associated with burnout. Design/methodology/approach Data on work-to-family conflict (WFC), work-tofamily enrichment (WFE), burnout, and relevant socio-demographic covariates were collected via a selfreport online survey. Latent profile analysis on WFC and WFE items was used to identify profiles in 179-sole and 857-partnered mothers in paid employment. Regression analyses were performed to examine whether profiles were associated with burnout. Findings Five distinct work-to-family profiles were identified: Harmful, Negative Active, Active, Beneficial, and Fulfilled. Profile membership differed significantly between sole and partnered mothers, with sole mothers more likely to be in the harmful profile. The five profiles had differing implications for burnout. Practical implications WFC and WFE can co-occur, and have differing implications for health and well-being. It is important to consider both WFC and WFE when addressing employee burnout. Furthermore, sole mothers may need greater assistance in reducing WFC and increasing WFE in order to minimize burnout. Originality/value This study contributes to existing research by demonstrating differences in work-to-family profiles between sole and partnered mothers, and highlights the need for future research on diverse family types. Originality/value: This study contributes to existing research by demonstrating differences in work-to-family profiles between sole and 2 partnered mothers, and highlights the need for future research on diverse family types.

Identifying latent profiles in work‐to‐family conflict and family‐to‐work conflict

“…This indicates that WFC and FWC can develop independently of each other. As previous WFC‐related LPA studies (e.g., J. Rantanen et al, ; J. Rantanen et al, ; Robinson et al, ) did not focus on WFC and FWC, it is difficult to compare the results of this study and previous studies directly. However, this study provides additional empirical evidence for previous studies' findings that latent profiles are associated with different levels of WFC (e.g., the WFC decreasing group of J. Rantanen et al's, study and the contradictory type of Rantanen et al's, study).…”

“…Robinson et al () identified latent profiles of working mothers according to WFC and WFE. As a result of LPA, five profiles were identified: “harmful,” “negative active,” “active,” “beneficial,” and “fulfilled.” Robinson et al () did not consider FWC in their study, but among the five profiles, the beneficial profile and the fulfilled profile were classified as profiles with low levels of WFC, and the rest were classified as profiles with high levels of WFC. This implies there may be two or more profiles with similar levels of WFC.…”

“…Although the person‐centered approach to the work–family literature has been deployed several times (e.g., Fischer, Zvonkovic, Juergens, Engler, & Frederick, ; J. Rantanen, Kinnunen, Mauno, & Tement, ; J. Rantanen, Kinnunen, Pulkkinen, & Kokko, ; Robinson, Magee, & Caputi, ), it has several limitations. In particular, the latent profiles in these studies may not be classified based on WFC and FWC (e.g., J. Rantanen et al, ; Robinson et al, ) or a profile may consist of less than 5% of the samples (e.g., Fischer et al, ). In this regard, the purpose of this study is to identify employees' WFC and FWC profiles and to examine how these different profiles are associated with antecedents and outcomes.…”

The Benefits and Challenges of Practicing Work-Life Balance Among Women Entrepreneurs

“…[17] However, the adoption of policies was related to workfamily demands rather than familywork demand. [18] Nowadays, women choose to enter the entrepreneurship because they need to decrease their life stress and thus applying WLB, but this is not for all women. [19] revealed that spouse business were impact stressful to manage worklife balance than unmarried people.…”

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