Amanda R Cooklin
Biographic Data
| ID | 303426 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda R Cooklin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda R |
| FAMILY NAME | Cooklin |
| SIGNATURE | COOKLIN A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
“I Became a Dad, and It Wasn’t Just All About Work Anymore”: A Qualitative Study of Australian Fathers’ Work-Family Balance
Despite fathers’ increased involvement in parenting and the introduction of family-friendly workplace policies in Australia (i.e., flexible work, parental leave), fathers’ employment patterns have been resistant to change and work-family conflict remains prevalent. This study explored fathers’ perceptions and experiences of work-family balance, workplace policies and wellbeing, including before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured in…
Time Pressure in Employed Parents of Adolescents: The Role of Work and Family Drivers and Workplace Supports
Longitudinal associations between parents' job characteristics, parenting, and adolescent academic outcomes
Disruption and inequity in work, family and mental health: A longitudinal study of Australian mothers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
These results indicate that large-scale, social upheaval during COVID-19 was most disruptive for mothers with fewer resources (personal, relational and job-related) and greater caregiving responsibilities. Increased challenges negotiating work and family commitments were associated with poorer mental health. The findings reinforce the need for integration between social and public health policy, particularly in times of widespread crisis
Flexible work patterns and experiences of the work-family interface among Australian parents
Flexible work is often heralded as a key solution to the work–family ‘juggle’, yet evidence of its effectiveness is mixed, and few studies consider how parents combine flexible work options to balance work and care. This study aimed to examine the interplay between formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) flexible work arrangements and identify usage patterns that support parents’ management of the work–family interface. We examine…
Stranger danger’, ‘abduction risks’ and ‘fear’: Media coverage of children's independent mobility and parental attitudes
The media plays a powerful role in shaping health‐related attitudes and behaviours. We investigated media reports about children's independent mobility (CIM) and associations with parental attitudes towards CIM. CIM‐related media reports (newspaper, online, television) during a 3‐month period were extracted from two databases. Concurrent parental attitudes were collected via telephone interview from 1779 parents of children aged 9–15 years. Media…
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during Covid-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during COVID-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
Parents' Shift Work in Connection with Work-Family Conflict and Mental Health: Examining the Pathways for Mothers and Fathers
Shift work might aggravate work-family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether work-family conflict explained this association, and whether the pathways differed between genders. The sample included 756 mothers and 452 fathers participating in the 'Families at Work' survey, an online nationwide community-based survey of employed pa…
Does flexible work 'work' in Australia? A survey of employed mothers' and fathers' work, family and health
Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of \nthe effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting \nparents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal \nflexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers’ and fathers’ \nuse of formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) \nwork arrangements and associations with work-family conflict and \nhealth outcomes (psychological distress, occupational…
Impact of missing data strategies in studies of parental employment and health: Missing items, missing waves, and missing mothers
Parents' transitions into and out of work-family conflict and children's mental health: Longitudinal influence via family functioning
Fathers at Work: Work–Family Conflict, Work–Family Enrichment and Parenting in an Australian Cohort
Contemporary fathering is characterized by the combined responsibilities of employment and parenting. Relationships between work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and fathering behaviors have not been widely investigated. Secondary data from fathers of 4- to 5-year-old children participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed ( N = 2,679). Results revealed that higher work-family conflict was associated with irr…
What matters for working fathers? Job characteristics, work-family conflict and enrichment, and fathers' postpartum mental health in an Australian cohort
Heightened Maternal Separation Anxiety in the Postpartum: The Role of Socioeconomic Disadvantage
Maternal separation anxiety (MSA) refers to feelings of anxiety elicited in a mother during separation from her infant. The role of social and structural disadvantage in the etiology of high MSA has been overlooked. Secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children ( N = 3,897) revealed that compared to socioeconomically advantaged women, women of low socioeconomic position had a fourfold increased odds of reporting hi…
Parents' transitions into and out of work-family conflict and children's mental health: Longitudinal influence via family functioning
What matters for working fathers? Job characteristics, work-family conflict and enrichment, and fathers' postpartum mental health in an Australian cohort
Fathers at Work: Work–Family Conflict, Work–Family Enrichment and Parenting in an Australian Cohort
Contemporary fathering is characterized by the combined responsibilities of employment and parenting. Relationships between work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and fathering behaviors have not been widely investigated. Secondary data from fathers of 4- to 5-year-old children participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed ( N = 2,679). Results revealed that higher work-family conflict was associated with irr…
Impact of missing data strategies in studies of parental employment and health: Missing items, missing waves, and missing mothers
Parents' Shift Work in Connection with Work-Family Conflict and Mental Health: Examining the Pathways for Mothers and Fathers
Shift work might aggravate work-family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether work-family conflict explained this association, and whether the pathways differed between genders. The sample included 756 mothers and 452 fathers participating in the 'Families at Work' survey, an online nationwide community-based survey of employed pa…
Does flexible work 'work' in Australia? A survey of employed mothers' and fathers' work, family and health
Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of \nthe effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting \nparents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal \nflexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers’ and fathers’ \nuse of formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) \nwork arrangements and associations with work-family conflict and \nhealth outcomes (psychological distress, occupational…
Heightened Maternal Separation Anxiety in the Postpartum: The Role of Socioeconomic Disadvantage
Maternal separation anxiety (MSA) refers to feelings of anxiety elicited in a mother during separation from her infant. The role of social and structural disadvantage in the etiology of high MSA has been overlooked. Secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children ( N = 3,897) revealed that compared to socioeconomically advantaged women, women of low socioeconomic position had a fourfold increased odds of reporting hi…
Heightened Maternal Separation Anxiety in the Postpartum: The Role of Socioeconomic Disadvantage
Maternal separation anxiety (MSA) refers to feelings of anxiety elicited in a mother during separation from her infant. The role of social and structural disadvantage in the etiology of high MSA has been overlooked. Secondary analysis of data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children ( N = 3,897) revealed that compared to socioeconomically advantaged women, women of low socioeconomic position had a fourfold increased odds of reporting hi…
What matters for working fathers? Job characteristics, work-family conflict and enrichment, and fathers' postpartum mental health in an Australian cohort
Fathers at Work: Work–Family Conflict, Work–Family Enrichment and Parenting in an Australian Cohort
Contemporary fathering is characterized by the combined responsibilities of employment and parenting. Relationships between work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, and fathering behaviors have not been widely investigated. Secondary data from fathers of 4- to 5-year-old children participating in the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were analyzed ( N = 2,679). Results revealed that higher work-family conflict was associated with irr…
Parents' transitions into and out of work-family conflict and children's mental health: Longitudinal influence via family functioning
Impact of missing data strategies in studies of parental employment and health: Missing items, missing waves, and missing mothers
Parents' Shift Work in Connection with Work-Family Conflict and Mental Health: Examining the Pathways for Mothers and Fathers
Shift work might aggravate work-family conflict and mental health. The current study used moderated-mediation analyses to investigate the association between shift work and mental health, whether work-family conflict explained this association, and whether the pathways differed between genders. The sample included 756 mothers and 452 fathers participating in the 'Families at Work' survey, an online nationwide community-based survey of employed pa…
Does flexible work 'work' in Australia? A survey of employed mothers' and fathers' work, family and health
Workplace flexibility is perceived to benefit parents yet evidence of \nthe effectiveness of formal work arrangements in promoting \nparents’ health is mixed, and few have evaluated informal \nflexibility. This study investigates Australian mothers’ and fathers’ \nuse of formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) \nwork arrangements and associations with work-family conflict and \nhealth outcomes (psychological distress, occupational…
Stranger danger’, ‘abduction risks’ and ‘fear’: Media coverage of children's independent mobility and parental attitudes
The media plays a powerful role in shaping health‐related attitudes and behaviours. We investigated media reports about children's independent mobility (CIM) and associations with parental attitudes towards CIM. CIM‐related media reports (newspaper, online, television) during a 3‐month period were extracted from two databases. Concurrent parental attitudes were collected via telephone interview from 1779 parents of children aged 9–15 years. Media…
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during Covid-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
What happened to parents’ work-family conflict from before to during COVID-19? Findings from a longitudinal Australian study
Flexible work patterns and experiences of the work-family interface among Australian parents
Flexible work is often heralded as a key solution to the work–family ‘juggle’, yet evidence of its effectiveness is mixed, and few studies consider how parents combine flexible work options to balance work and care. This study aimed to examine the interplay between formal (employer-provided) and informal (self-directed) flexible work arrangements and identify usage patterns that support parents’ management of the work–family interface. We examine…
Time Pressure in Employed Parents of Adolescents: The Role of Work and Family Drivers and Workplace Supports
Longitudinal associations between parents' job characteristics, parenting, and adolescent academic outcomes
Disruption and inequity in work, family and mental health: A longitudinal study of Australian mothers before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
These results indicate that large-scale, social upheaval during COVID-19 was most disruptive for mothers with fewer resources (personal, relational and job-related) and greater caregiving responsibilities. Increased challenges negotiating work and family commitments were associated with poorer mental health. The findings reinforce the need for integration between social and public health policy, particularly in times of widespread crisis
“I Became a Dad, and It Wasn’t Just All About Work Anymore”: A Qualitative Study of Australian Fathers’ Work-Family Balance
Despite fathers’ increased involvement in parenting and the introduction of family-friendly workplace policies in Australia (i.e., flexible work, parental leave), fathers’ employment patterns have been resistant to change and work-family conflict remains prevalent. This study explored fathers’ perceptions and experiences of work-family balance, workplace policies and wellbeing, including before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured in…
Psychology (13 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (11 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Work–family conflict (6 works) · Longitudinal study (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)