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Do gender and socioeconomic status matter when combining work and family: Could control at work and at home help? Results from the Whitehall II study

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  • Helena Falkenberg

    (Stockholm University, Sweden)

  • Petra Lindfors

    (Stockholm University, Sweden)

  • Tarani Chandola

    (University of Manchester, UK)

  • Jenny Head

    (University College London, UK)

Abstract

Work and family are sources of both satisfaction and conflicting demands. A challenge is to identify individuals at risk for conflict and factors that potentially reduce conflict. This study investigated how gender and socioeconomic status (SES) were associated with work–family interference (WFI) and family–work interference (FWI) and how control at work and at home related to WFI and FWI. Data from 1991–1993 and 1997–1999 of the Whitehall II study of British civil servants, including 3484 (827 women and 2657 men) employees in three SES-levels, were analysed. Women reported a higher risk for WFI and FWI. High SES employees reported higher WFI. Less control at home increased risks for WFI and FWI as did low control at work but only for WFI. This suggests that high SES women are especially at risk for conflict and that aspects from the spheres of both work and home should be considered in further research and practice.

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  • Helena Falkenberg & Petra Lindfors & Tarani Chandola & Jenny Head, 2020. "Do gender and socioeconomic status matter when combining work and family: Could control at work and at home help? Results from the Whitehall II study," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 41(1), pages 29-54, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecoind:v:41:y:2020:i:1:p:29-54
    DOI: 10.1177/0143831X16682307
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