How do middle-aged employees combine work with caring for elderly parents

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ID2172154
AutoresHeidi Gautun (0000-0001-7258-1543), Kåre Hagen (0000-0003-1173-3827), Kåre Birger Hagen (0000-0003-4155-7959)
Ano2010
Volume13
Fascículo4
Páginas393-409
Data de publicação2010-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunity Work & Family (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1366-8803 • E-ISSN: 1469-3615
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13668800903360625
OpenAlexW2053386775
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas19

How common is it for elderly employees to experience a squeeze between work and care obligations for their parents, and to what extent does this affect their behaviour in working life? To illuminate these questions, this article presents findings from a representative survey conducted in Norway in 2007. One finding is that seven out of 10 respondents (with one or both parents still living) are both employed and caring for their elderly parents. Fifty-seven percent have experienced difficult situations in coping with both. The most preferable arrangement is flexible working hours. Employees prefer the possibility to reduce or stagger working hours, or the option to work from home if necessary

Affect (linguistics · Coping (psychology · Labour economics · Work (physics · Working hours · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology