Winter Torsten, Roos Eva, Rahkonen Ossi, Martikainen Pekka, Lahelma Eero
Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Int J Behav Med. 2006;13(4):276-85. doi: 10.1207/s15327558ijbm1304_2.
Work-family conflicts are common, but their effects on health are not well known. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between work-family conflicts and self-rated health among middle-aged municipal employees. In addition, the effect of social background factors on the association between work-family conflicts and self-rated health were examined. The data were based on cross-sectional postal surveys, which were carried out in 2001 and 2002, among female and male employees of the city of Helsinki, Finland. The participants were aged 40-60, and the response rate for women was 69%, and for men 60%. In the final analysis, 3,443 women and 875 men were included. For men and woman alike, work-to-family and family-to-work conflicts were associated with poor self-rated health. The association remained after adjusting for sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors. This study shows that a better balance between family life and work outside the home would probably have a health promoting effect.
工作与家庭的冲突很常见，但其对健康的影响却鲜为人知。本研究的目的是调查中年市政雇员中工作与家庭冲突和自评健康之间的关联。此外，还研究了社会背景因素对工作与家庭冲突和自评健康之间关联的影响。数据基于2001年和2002年对芬兰赫尔辛基市男女雇员进行的横断面邮寄调查。参与者年龄在40至60岁之间，女性的回复率为69%，男性为60%。最终分析纳入了3443名女性和875名男性。无论男性还是女性，工作对家庭和家庭对工作的冲突都与较差的自评健康相关。在对社会人口学和社会经济因素进行调整后，这种关联依然存在。本研究表明，家庭生活与外出工作之间更好的平衡可能会产生促进健康的效果。
