Work–family and family–work conflict and stress in times of COVID-19
This study aims to investigate the spillover impact of work-family/family–work conflict and stress on five major industrial sectors (education, textile, hospitals, banks, and retail stores), during the first wave of Covid-19. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is twofold; firstly, to test a h...
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| description | This study aims to investigate the spillover impact of work-family/family–work conflict and stress on five major industrial sectors (education, textile, hospitals, banks, and retail stores), during the first wave of Covid-19. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is twofold; firstly, to test a hypothesized model where work-family/family-work conflicts are related to stress and where stress could exert a mediating role in such relationships. Secondly, we seek to explore the presence of these conflicts and stress in each of the five major industrial sectors and evaluate if there are significant differences between them, identifying the sociodemographic characteristics associated. Two questionnaires were applied to 748 employees from the selected industries. According to our results, stress predicts both types of conflict and also exerts a mediator role. It was primarily found that the five sectors are significantly different regarding the work-family/family-work conflicts and stress. Findings and implications are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-69e13e8a258c4941a1242783479b165e2022-12-22T03:55:04ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-10-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.951149951149Work–family and family–work conflict and stress in times of COVID-19Natasha Saman Elahi0Ghulam Abid1Francoise Contreras2Ignacio Aldeanueva Fernández3Superior College Lahore, Lahore, PakistanDepartment of Business Studies, Kinnaird College for Women University, Lahore, PakistanSchool of Management and Business, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, ColombiaDepartment of Economics and Business Administration, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, SpainThis study aims to investigate the spillover impact of work-family/family–work conflict and stress on five major industrial sectors (education, textile, hospitals, banks, and retail stores), during the first wave of Covid-19. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is twofold; firstly, to test a hypothesized model where work-family/family-work conflicts are related to stress and where stress could exert a mediating role in such relationships. Secondly, we seek to explore the presence of these conflicts and stress in each of the five major industrial sectors and evaluate if there are significant differences between them, identifying the sociodemographic characteristics associated. Two questionnaires were applied to 748 employees from the selected industries. According to our results, stress predicts both types of conflict and also exerts a mediator role. It was primarily found that the five sectors are significantly different regarding the work-family/family-work conflicts and stress. Findings and implications are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951149/fullwork–family conflictfamily–work conflictstressCOVID-19 pandemicbalance work-familyspillover impact |
| spellingShingle | Natasha Saman Elahi Ghulam Abid Francoise Contreras Ignacio Aldeanueva Fernández Work–family and family–work conflict and stress in times of COVID-19 Frontiers in Psychology work–family conflict family–work conflict stress COVID-19 pandemic balance work-family spillover impact |
| title | Work–family and family–work conflict and stress in times of COVID-19 |
| title_full | Work–family and family–work conflict and stress in times of COVID-19 |
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| title_short | Work–family and family–work conflict and stress in times of COVID-19 |
| title_sort | work family and family work conflict and stress in times of covid 19 |
| topic | work–family conflict family–work conflict stress COVID-19 pandemic balance work-family spillover impact |
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