title: Individual consequences of having work and family roles simultaneously in Iranian married women.
abstract: Because of the paucity of studies about the consequences of women's work and family responsibilities in Iran, in the present study the authors used a qualitative approach to begin to provide in-depth answers to the following question: What are the consequences of having work and family responsibilities in Iranian married women? Data were obtained from 29 participants using individual in-depth interviews conducted with 17 participants in addition to two focus groups (n = 6 per group), all conducted in the second half of 2014. All of the participants were Iranian nationals, married, and held a full-time job outside the home. Five main themes were derived from the study: "promotion of self-esteem and social status," "facing difficulties," "effort and dedication," "unfulfilled needs and non-optimal health," and "restless mind." Participants reported achieving a number of advantages for themselves and their families as a result of working outside the home; but, they also had many problems with the potential to impair various health aspects, including physical, reproductive, and mental health. Thus, it is important for Iranian health-care providers to consider the effect of the work-family interference on women.
authors: a Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors: Ziba
authors: Z
authors: Taghizadeh
authors: b Behavioral Sciences Research Center , Nursing Faculty of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors: Abbas
authors: A
authors: Ebadi
authors: c Faculty of Medical Sciences , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran.
authors: Eesa
authors: E
authors: Mohammadi
authors: d Department of Health Management and Economics , Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors: Abolghasem
authors: A
authors: Pourreza
authors: e Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences , Tarbiat Modares University , Tehran , Iran.
authors: Anoshirvan
authors: A
authors: Kazemnejad
authors: a Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery , Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Tehran , Iran.
authors: Razieh
authors: R
authors: Bagherzadeh
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008393:Marriage; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology; D016387:Women's Health; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Concurrent roles; family; women’s health; work