The relationships among part-time work, work-family interference, and well-being.
The authors investigated the effect of part-time work on work-family interference and well-being among 160 part-time and 29 full-time employed mothers (with a partner) working at 2 insurance companies in the Netherlands. The authors controlled for working part time as a strategy for reducing work-family imbalance and found that part-time work was associated with a lower level of work-to-family interference. Also, high levels of work-family interference were associated with diminished well-being. Work-to-family interference played a mediating role in the relationship between part-time work and well-being. Results indicate that part-time jobs can enhance the work-family balance not only for those explicitly choosing part-time employment as a means to reduce work-family imbalance but also for other employees.
van Rijswijk
Karen
K
Department of Clinical Health Psychology, Tilburg University, 5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands. K.vanRijswijk@uvt.nl
Bekker
Marrie H J
MH
Rutte
Christel G
CG
Croon
Marcel A
MA
D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D004651:Employment; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept