The Health Effects of Combining Work and Family Demands

An International Comparison of 31 Countries

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9744994
AutoresHannah Volk (University of Graz), Johanna Muckenhuber (0000-0001-8275-273X, University of Graz)
Año2018
Volumen17
Número6
Páginas782-805
Fecha de publicación2018-11-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaComparative Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1569-1322 • E-ISSN: 1569-1330
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15691330-12341479
OpenAlexW2904210606
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas16

This article aims to analyze the relationship between work-family conflict (wfc) and self-rated health in 31 countries. It argues that wfc, in line with the Sociological Stress Model (Pearlin 1987), is a major role stressor, associated with health problems of workers. The results show that wfc influences the level of self-rated health in the expected direction, when controlling for sociodemographic, family and working characteristics. Country differences exist regarding the moderating role of a country’s degree of individualism. In countries which show higher degrees of individualism, the negative health effects of wfc are stronger. The analysis uses data from the ISSP in 2012 (N=29.857) and multilevel regression models are calculated in order to analyze country differences

Demographic economics · Economics · Individualism · Multilevel model · Political science · Sociology · Statistics · Stressor · Work (physics · Work–family conflict · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Workplace Health and Well-being