title: Latina Workers in North Carolina: Work Organization, Domestic Responsibilities, Health, and Family Life.
abstract: This analysis describes the work organization and domestic work experienced by migrant Latinas, and explores the linkage between work and health. Twenty Latina workers in North Carolina with at least one child under age 12 completed in-depth interviews focused on their work organization, domestic responsibilities, work-family conflict, health, and family health. Using a systematic qualitative analysis, these women described a demanding work organization that is contingent and exploitative, with little control or support. They also described demanding domestic roles, with gendered and unequal division of household work. The resulting work-family conflict affects their mental and physical health, and has negative effects on the care and health of their families. The findings from this study highlight that work stressors from an unfavorable work organization create work-family conflict, and that work-family conflict in this population has a negative influence on workers' health and health behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.|Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Guadalupe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.|Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Grisel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trejo
authors.affiliation: El Buen Pastor Latino Community Services, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schiemann
authors.affiliation: Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.|Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
authors.affiliation: Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.|Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Joanne C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Sandberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA. tarcury@wakehealth.edu.|Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. tarcury@wakehealth.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006796:Household Work; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000072358:Work-Life Balance; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Family health; Health disparities; Immigrant health; Minority health; Occupational health; Organization of work; Women’s health