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Reconciling Work and Family Demands and Related Psychosocial Risk and Support Factors among Working Families: A Finnish National Survey Study

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  • Janina M. Björk

    (Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, 65101 Vaasa, Finland)

  • Johanna Nordmyr

    (Health Sciences, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, 65101 Vaasa, Finland)

  • Anna K. Forsman

    (Health Sciences, Faculty of Education and Welfare Studies, Åbo Akademi University, 65101 Vaasa, Finland)

Abstract

Working families commonly struggle with reconciling work and family demands. While the Nordic welfare states have been regarded as forerunners in family-friendly policies, worldwide trends threaten work–family reconciliation also in this context. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the associations between family interference with work (FIW)/work interference with family (WIF) and selected psychosocial risk and support factors in the work and family settings of Finnish working families. Data from the Finnish Quality of Work Life Survey 2018 collected by Statistics Finland were utilized to conduct binary logistic regression analyses (N = 1431). Risk factors in the work setting emerged as key covariates as all of them showed statistically significant associations with WIF or both WIF and FIW. Another key finding was that occasional conflicts within the family were beneficial in the context of both WIF and FIW. To conclude, both distinct and mutual psychosocial risk and support factors of FIW and WIF were identified, at the same time as two socio-demographic factors as well as one workplace factor were identified as covariates specifically of FIW. This study showed that work–family reconciliation is a considerable challenge among Finnish working families, and especially to women.

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  • Janina M. Björk & Johanna Nordmyr & Anna K. Forsman, 2022. "Reconciling Work and Family Demands and Related Psychosocial Risk and Support Factors among Working Families: A Finnish National Survey Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(14), pages 1-11, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:14:p:8566-:d:862157
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