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Trends in Work–Family Context Among U.S. Women by Education Level, 1976 to 2011
Montez, Jennifer; Sabbath, Erika; Glymour, M.; Berkman, Lisa - In: Population Research and Policy Review 33 (2014) 5, pp. 629-648
This study compares trends in work–family context by education level from 1976 to 2011 among U.S. women. The major aim … is to assess whether differences in work–family context by education level widened, narrowed, or persisted. We used data …–family forms by education level within three race/ethnic groups. The work–family forms reflect combinations of marital and …
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Contextual and Dispositional Coping Resources as Predictors of Work–family Conflict and Enrichment: Which of These Resources or their Combinations are the Most Beneficial?
Mauno, Saija; Rantanen, Marika - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 34 (2013) 1, pp. 87-104
This study examined contextual (support, control at work/home) and dispositional (personal coping strategies) coping resources as predictors of work-family conflict (WFC) and work-family enrichment (WFE) by using the data from Finnish health care and service employees (n = 1,956). The...
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Work and Family over the Life Course: Do Older Workers Differ?
Hill, E.; Erickson, Jenet; Fellows, Kaylene; … - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 35 (2014) 1, pp. 1-13
This study explored how older workers (age 55+) differed from middle-aged (ages 35–54) and young workers (35 years) in their experience of the work–family interface. Data came from a subset of a survey conducted by a multi-national corporation in 79 countries (N = 41,813, n = 2,700)....
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Asymmetric Differences in Work–Family Spillover in North America and China: Results from Two Heterogeneous Samples
Jin, Jia; Ford, Michael; Chen, Chih - In: Journal of Business Ethics 113 (2013) 1, pp. 1-14
Models of the work-to-family and family-to-work interface were tested in two heterogeneous samples of workers, one from North America (N = 408) and one from China (N = 442), using the same measures translated from English to Chinese using back translation. Consistent with proposed...
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Conciliating Work and Family: A Catholic Social Teaching Perspective
Guitián, Gregorio - In: Journal of Business Ethics 88 (2009) 3, pp. 513-524
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What Helps Working Informal Caregivers? The Role of Workplace Characteristics in Balancing Work and Adult-Care Responsibilities
Zuba, Martin; Schneider, Ulrike - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 34 (2013) 4, pp. 460-469
Population ageing and expected labour shortages mean that successful reconciliation of adult care and paid work is becoming a key issue for employers, employees and frail older people alike. Based on the detailed workplace-related variables in the fourth European Working Condition Survey, we...
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Work–Family Conflict and Fertility Intentions: Does Gender Matter?
Shreffler, Karina; Pirretti, Amy; Drago, Robert - In: Journal of Family and Economic Issues 31 (2010) 2, pp. 228-240
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Exploring scientists’ working timetable: Do scientists often work overtime?
Wang, Xianwen; Xu, Shenmeng; Peng, Lian; Wang, Zhi; … - In: Journal of Informetrics 6 (2012) 4, pp. 655-660
A novel method is proposed to monitor and record scientists’ working timetable. We record the downloads information of scientific papers real-timely from Springer round the clock, and try to explore scientists’ working habits. As our observation demonstrates, many scientists are still...
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Who Engages in Work–Family Multitasking? A Study of Canadian and American Workers
Schieman, Scott; Young, Marisa - In: Social Indicators Research 120 (2015) 3, pp. 741-767
following groups—in both surveys—engage in frequent multitasking: (1) individuals with higher education and income; (2 …
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How balance theory explains high-tech professionals' solutions of enhancing job satisfaction
Chang, Man-Ling; Cheng, Cheng-Feng - In: Journal of Business Research 67 (2014) 9, pp. 2008-2018
R&D professionals in high-tech industries often face struggles between the work and family domains. Additionally, the job autonomy is an essential antecedent of being a professional, whereas a R&D manager determines the subordinates' job autonomy, helps mitigate their work–family conflict and...
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