Work into family conflict as a mediator between work hours and psychophysical health of working parents

Kurtović, Ivana. (2018). Work into family conflict as a mediator between work hours and psychophysical health of working parents. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology. [mentor Maslić Seršić, Darja].

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between work hours and psychophysical (psychological and musculoskeletal) health of working parents and to examine whether sex moderates this relationship. Also, we wanted to know if two dimensions of work into life conflict (Time-based and Strain-based) mediate this relationship. On-line correlatin research was conducted on a sample of 377 participants who were at least 6 months employed and had at least one child under the age of 18. Participants completed Musculoskeletal symptoms scale (Barton et al., 1995), GHQ-12 (Goldberg, 1988) and two subscales of the Work-family conflict scale (Time-based and Strain-based work into family) (Carlson, Kacmar and Williams, 2000). The results showed that work hours have a significant independent contribution in predicting both subscales of work into family conflict. Also, Strain-based, but not Time-based conflict, has a significant independent contribution in predicting psychological and musculoskeletal symptoms of working parents. Furthermore, sex moderated the relationship between work hours and health. Also, Strain-based conflict fully mediated the same relationship, but only in women. Contrary to our expectations, Time-based conflict did not explain the relationship between work hours and health of working mothers.

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