Gezin en arbeid in je eentje

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Kruyfhooft ◽  
Dimitri Mortelmans
Keyword(s):  
Single Mothers ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Single Parents ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Combination Strategies ◽  
Family And Work

Family and work on your own. The combination strategies of single mothers and fathers Family and work on your own. The combination strategies of single mothers and fathers Due to demographic changes, the situation of single parents has received a lot of attention in public debate and new policies. Nevertheless, little scientific information is available on the daily life and social conditions of single parents. In a dual parents household, previous research found two types of strategies to find a work-life balance. First, one can choose to intervene in the work role: the parent can reduce, adjust or end his/her working schedule. Second, one can adjust their family role by outsourcing a part of his/her family role. However, the question remains which strategies single parents use to find a work-family balance. Using 28 biographical interviews, this qualitative research focused on the daily life of single parents in Flanders and their search for a work-life balance. The results suggest four types of single parents, based on criteria such as job satisfaction, feelings of guilt, educational problems, and socio-economical characteristics. This article will discuss for each of these four groups the strategies they use to (re-)find balance in their work-life conflict.

scholarly journals The Impact of Family and Work-Life Balance Policies on the Performance of Spanish Listed Companies

M n gement ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Benito-Osorio ◽  
Laura Muñoz-Aguado ◽  
Cristina Villar
Keyword(s):  
Listed Companies ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family And Work ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The influence of family and work conditions on work-life balance, stress, and job satisfaction: Comparison between Karasek and Kawachi' model

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-135
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Matsubara ◽  
Minako Konno ◽  
Takashi Haratani ◽  
Yoshichika Kawaguchi ◽  
Midori Egawa
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family And Work

scholarly journals Strategies for Maintaining Work–Life Balance and Their Consequences for Quality of Life and Job Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. e27578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Andersz ◽  
Joanna Czarnota-Bojarska ◽  
Katarzyna Wojtkowska
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Work Roles ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Family And Work ◽  
Work Family

Interest in issues surrounding work–life balance has increased in recent years. Some studies stress the consequences of work–life balance, while others put emphasis on the ways in which people manage to keep the balance. We decided to combine both points of view. The presented study focuses on personal strategies for combining family and work roles and their consequences for maintaining the work–family balance and satisfaction with work and quality of life. There were 289 participants in the study. The instruments used were Work–Family Linkage Questionnaire, Work–Family Fit Questionnaire, Satisfaction of Life Scale and Job Satisfaction Scale. The procedure of adapting the Work–Family Linkage Questionnaire (WFLQ) into Polish was conducted to enable the use of the tool in Poland for the first time. Good psychometric properties of WFLQ were confirmed. The results showed that the individual strategy for combining family and work roles determines the work–home balance, as well as satisfaction with life and career. For example, the amount of negative spillover from home and from work was correlated positively with role conflict and negatively with satisfaction with life, while the amount of positive spillover correlated positively with facilitation and experienced satisfaction with life.

scholarly journals Single Mothers’ Perspectives on the Combination of Motherhood and Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Dries Van Gasse ◽  
Dimitri Mortelmans
Keyword(s):  
Single Mothers ◽  
Family System ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Role Strain ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Financial Strain ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Research Population ◽  
Work Family

This study aims to define the perspectives taken by single mothers when combining work and motherhood in a stressful work–life constellation. One of the challenges for single mothers after divorce is to find a work–life balance in their single-parent family system. Regarding work-life balance, we take a General Strain Perspective, describing the work-life conflict as a combination of financial strain and role strain. We argue that both strains are the most problematic for single mothers in comparison to their married and/or male counterparts, as both finances and parenthood ideologies are more under pressure. For this reason, we explore how single mothers coped with this strain, answering the question: ‘Which perspectives on the combination motherhood and work do single mothers take in their attempt to balance role strain and financial strain after divorce?’ To answer this research question, we used a qualitative approach, based on 202 in-depth interviews with single mothers in Belgium. These interviews involved two groups: A primary research population of 13 single mothers and an elaborative research population of 189 single mothers. Timelines were used to structure the single mothers’ narratives. The analysis resulted in the contruction of a typology of four different perspectives based on how single mothers dealt with maternal role strain and financial strain: the re-invented motherhood perspective, the work-family symbiosis perspective, the work-centered motherhood perspective and the work-family conflicted perspective. We found that perspective of single mothers in their work-life strain can be described by the flexibility and/or strictness in either their motherhood ideology and/or their work context. These results point at the needs for policymakers, employers, and practitioners to focus on initiatives improving the work–life balance of single mothers by reducing financial and role strains.

The changing conceptions of time in the social scheme of daily life: a work-life balance approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Sofía Pérez de Guzmán Padrón ◽  
Ester Ulloa Unanue ◽  
Marcela Iglesias-Onofrio
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Balance Approach ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Work-Life (Im)Balance? An Explorative Qualitative Study Among Mothers and Fathers of Persons with Disabilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 40-55
Author(s):  
Marta Sałkowska
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Policy System ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Stigma By Association ◽  
The Social ◽  
And Gender

The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the meaning of professional activity and to present strategies for coping with work-life balance among parents of persons with disabilities. Research proves that having a child with disability very often results in a lower financial status, work overload, and the necessity to manage the child’s rehabilitation. The theoretical context of the study includes Herbert Blumer’s concept of giving meaning to objects as well as Erving Goffman’s notion of stigma by association. The context of the study is illustrated by a brief description of the sit-in protests organized by persons with disabilities and their parents in the Polish Parliament in 2014 and 2018. As such, it refers to the social policy system in Poland. The explorative study was carried out among mothers and fathers of persons with various disabilities in Poland. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with eight participants. The results show two main types of strategy: working-mode-related and values-related. Both generational and gender differences are present in managing work-life balance.

Family and Work–Life Balance Mechanisms

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Poggesi ◽  
Michela Mari ◽  
Luisa De Vita
Keyword(s):  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Contexts ◽  
Family And Work ◽  
The Usa

Since 2000, research on female entrepreneurship has evolved substantially; however, some areas of research remain underinvestigated. In particular, to grasp the facets of this growing phenomenon, analysis of the characteristics of female firms in countries that are different from the USA and UK and the consideration of the embeddedness of entrepreneurship in family contexts are strongly needed. Thus, these two areas represent research gaps that this paper aims to address by analysing the influence that the family and work–life balance mechanisms have on the performance of 200 Italian female service firms. Contrary to the authors' hypotheses, the results show that family does not influence these firms' performance, and data from work–life balance mechanisms confirm these results.

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