Factors associated with work-family conflict stress among African American women.
Job demands and workplace culture variables associated with work-family conflict stress, in addition to workplace racial bias, were examined for a national sample of 607 African American women in 16 Fortune 1000 companies. Similar to other studies, women in this sample who had dependents were younger, had supervisory responsibilities, and experienced a less positive workplace culture, and those in professional job positions with high job demand were most likely to experience work-family stress. Married women who experienced a more subtle form of workplace racial bias reported more work-family conflict stress. Implications for social work policy, practice, and research are considered.
School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA. plcole@vcu.edu
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D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003132:Commerce; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017533:Marital Status; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011287:Prejudice; D012307:Risk Factors; D012947:Social Work; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology; D016387:Women's Health; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D000078329:Workforce; D017132:Workplace