Work/Non-work Conflict and Health in Shiftwork: Relationships with Family Status and Social Support.
This study examined work/non-work conflict and subjective health among female shift workers. Questionnaire data from 172 nurses were used to examine the effects of family status [single (S), living with partner (P), and living with partner and children (P + C)] and social support (from supervisors, co-workers, and family) on work/non-work conflict and health. Results indicated that work/non-work conflict was positively related to family status and negatively related to supervisor support. Psychological symptoms were related positively to work/non-work conflict and negatively to family support. Physical symptoms were related positively to work/ non-work conflict and negatively to co-worker and family support. Time-budget data from 24 nurses indicated that the P + C group spent more time on domestic work than the S and P groups and less time on leisure than the S group. Data collected from eight couples indicated that the nurses recorded more domestic work and less leisure than their male partners. The results indicate that work/non-work conflict is particularly salient for female shift workers living with a partner and dependent children, and highlight the importance of social support for this group of shift workers.
Loudoun
RJ
Graduate School of Management, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia.
Bohle
PL