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Work–life interface
About: Work–life interface is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 71 publications have been published within this topic receiving 13964 citations.
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11 Jun 2013
TL;DR: In this article, the work-life interface (WLI) of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) has been investigated, and it has been found that international jobs may also have positive WLI outcomes.
Abstract: Research interest in self-initiated expatriation has been increasing steadily due to the globalization of business life and job markets. The emerging research tradition has already covered themes including career motives, development, adjustment, HR support, repatriation and careers. There is, however, limited research on the work-life interface (WLI) of self-initiated expatriates (SIEs), despite the fact that international work affects not only expatriates’ working lives but also their whole life situation. Moreover, if expatriates have a family, moving and living abroad is at least as challenging for their spouses and children as it is for them (Shaffer & Harrison, 2001; Richardson, 2006). Issues affecting spouses and family are also important to the repatriation process since repatriation adjustment has been found to be challenging. Spouses often have to interrupt their own careers in order to follow the expatriate abroad, and the job-related arrangements of the spouse are among the key challenges reported by repatriates (Riusala & Suutari, 2000). If companies are seen as unsympathetic to the problems faced by repatriates and their families, individuals will be even more reluctant to accept the offer of foreign assignments in future (Scullion, 1993). From these perspectives, it is unsurprising that work-life balance (WLB) concerns (Makela & Suutari, 2011; Hearn, Jyrkinen, Piekkari & Oinonen, 2008) rank highly among the key challenges related to international careers. It has even been argued that such careers would be too challenging for most individuals and their families (Forster, 2000). At the same time, it has been found that international jobs may also have positive WLI outcomes — known as work-life enrichment (Makela & Suutari, 2011).
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore job satisfaction and how the work-life interface might affect job satisfaction among residential aged care staff, and demonstrate a pathway through which the worklife interface affects job satisfaction for workers in residential aged-care.
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore job satisfaction, and how the work-life interface might affect job satisfaction, among residential aged care staff. The statistical package PROCESS was used to analyse the impacts of workplace stressors (poor safety climate, poor relationships with colleagues and poor relationships with management) and potential mediating variables that measured aspects of the work-life interface, specifically work-family conflict (WFC) and work-life balance.,This survey research was carried out through distribution of a paper-based questionnaire to approximately 800 permanent, fixed term and casual employees working in residential aged care. All job roles, including both direct care and support staff, were represented in the sample.,WFC and work-life balance act serially to mediate the relationships between workplace stressors and job satisfaction.,Study participants were restricted to residential aged care facilities in the metropolitan Melbourne area, Australia, limiting generalisability of the findings.,The work-life interface is a legitimate concern for human resources managers. Implications include need for greater understanding of the contribution of work-life fit to job satisfaction. Interventions to improve job satisfaction should take into account how workplace stressors affect the work-life interface, as well as job-related outcomes. Enhanced work-life fit should improve job-related outcomes.,This paper explores the potential mediating roles of WFC and work-life balance on job satisfaction and demonstrates a pathway through which the work-life interface affects job satisfaction for workers in residential aged care.
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TL;DR: The underrepresentation of women in academe has been the focus of both academic literature and European policy-makers as mentioned in this paper, and although the number of female scientists has increased, true gender equality has not yet been achieved.
Abstract: The underrepresentation of women in academe has been the focus of both academic literature and European policy-makers. However, albeit the number of female scientists has increased, true gender equ...
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TL;DR: In this paper, a model of proximal minority stress within the work-life interface for men in same-sex, dual-earner romantic relationships has been proposed, and the authors explored the tenability of such associations.
Abstract: Evans, Carney, and Wilkinson (2013) asserted that more research is needed to understand the work-life interface for men, a paradigm that maintains that the world of work cannot be extracted from one's family, social, and cultural life contexts (Greenhaus & Powell, 2012; Kossek & Ollier-Malaterre, 2013). However, there is even less scholarship regarding the work-life interface for sexual minority men (e.g., gay, bisexual, queer), particularly those in dual-earner relationships (Goldberg & Smith, 2013; Perrone, 2005). Societal sanctions against same-sex relationships are more extreme for men than for women, and sexual minority men are shaped by socialization processes that prohibit them against forming emotionally intimate relationships with other men (Mohr & Fassinger, 2006). In addition, sexual minority men are likely to have stigma-related concerns across their career development trajectory (Prince, 2013; Trau & Hartel, 2007), potentially rendering them with more issues when navigating aspects of romantic relationships and work. Incorporating the work-life interface within the field of counseling to be more inclusive of sexual minority men may provide a dynamic and pluralistic perspective that could refine affirmative counseling practices (Schultheiss, 2006) and further enhance frameworks and paradigms for counseling, assessment, and future research. Although same-sex couples are speculated to exhibit more egalitarian divisions between work and home life, institutional factors such as state laws banning same-sex marriages or civil unions, and laws regarding inheritance, taxes, or partner benefits, constrain same-sex couples differently than heterosexual couples in the United States (Patterson, 2007). Same-sex couples experience unique contextual challenges, such as stigma, oppression, and social invisibility (Fassinger, 2000; O'Ryan & McFarland, 2010). Given the sociocultural contexts that pervade the lives of same-sex couples, researchers need to expand the work-life interface to include the experience of prejudice and discrimination, as well as the stress associated from these experiences (Marks, 2006). In particular, given the unpredictable nature of encountering discrimination, homophobic prejudice, and harassment in work and community environments (Herek, 2007; Ragins, Singh, & Cornwell, 2007), sexual minority individuals are susceptible to experiencing proximal minority stressors (Meyer, 1995). Proximal minority stressors are inclusive of both the expectation of stigma and internalized homophobia, and these are considered intrapersonal experiences and meanings constructed by the repeated exposure to stigma, discrimination, and homophobia (Meyer, 2003). As a result of encountering stigma, sexual minority persons may experience anxiety and stress, while developing a heightened state of vigilance that facilitates the expectation of future stigma-related experiences (i.e., expectation of stigma). Homophobia is also pervasive and has the propensity to become internalized by sexual minority persons. Specifically, internalized homophobia leads to the development of self-hatred and denigration among those who identify as having same-sex attractions (Newcomb & Mustanski, 2010) and is associated with difficulties in both sexual identity formation and the coming-out process (Reynolds & Hanjorgiris, 2000). Conceptualizing an Exploratory Model of Proximal Minority Stress Within the Work-Life Interface for Men in Same-Sex, Dual-Earner Romantic Relationships Proximal minority stressors have been linked with psychological distress and mental health concerns (Meyer, 2003), sexual risk behaviors and substance use (Kashubeck-West & Szymanski, 2008), negative body image (Kimmel & Mahalik, 2005), relationship quality (Frost & Meyer, 2009), and job satisfaction (Velez, Moradi, & Brewster, 2013). Therefore, proximal minority stressors could plausibly influence aspects of the work-life interface for sexual minority men in dual-earner relationships; however, no research has yet explored the tenability of such associations. …
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TL;DR: Division I athletic administrators reported on the availability, usage, and impact of family supportive policies as discussed by the authors and found that benefits are widely available in athletic departments, but not universally used.
Abstract: Division I athletic administrators reported on the availability, usage, and impact of family supportive policies Results indicate that benefits are widely available in athletic departments, but us
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