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Work-Family Balance in the Active Age Ethnic Hungarian Population in Romania

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  • Agnes Santha

    (Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Department of Applied Social Sciences, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, 540485 Tirgu Mures-Corunca 1C, Romania)

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Value shifts and labour market transformations of the recent past have increased the importance of the work-family balance in the active population. Work overload also means an increased health risk. This study aims at identifying the main demographic, social and work-related determinants of work-family balance in the ethnic Hungarian active age population of Mures County, Romania. Linear regression is performed to assess the controlled effects of variables. Single parents, parents with more children and shift workers are at increased risk of imbalance. Demographic agents account for more disparities in work-family balance than do work-related features.

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  • Agnes Santha, 2019. "Work-Family Balance in the Active Age Ethnic Hungarian Population in Romania," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 8(2), pages 1-14, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:8:y:2019:i:2:p:59-:d:206550
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