Walker L O, Best M A
University of Texas, Austin.
Women Health. 1991;17(1):71-89. doi: 10.1300/J013v17n01_05.
In general, research has demonstrated that employment has positive or neutral effects on women's mental and physical health. Stressors unique to full-time employed mothers of infants, however, may diminish their well-being. This study compared perceived stress levels and health-promotive lifestyles in a sample of full-time employed mothers and homemaking mothers. As expected, full-time employed mothers of infants reported greater perceived stress in their lives and less healthy lifestyles when they were compared with homemakers. The most frequently reported sources of stress for employed mothers of infants were conflicts or problems about returning to work. Findings support the hypothesis that full-time employed mothers of infants may adopt a pattern of self-neglect to cope with work overload.
总体而言，研究表明就业对女性的身心健康具有积极或中性影响。然而，全职照顾婴儿的职业母亲所特有的压力源可能会降低她们的幸福感。本研究比较了全职职业母亲和家庭主妇样本中的感知压力水平和促进健康的生活方式。正如预期的那样，与家庭主妇相比，全职照顾婴儿的职业母亲报告称她们生活中的感知压力更大，生活方式也更不健康。全职照顾婴儿的职业母亲最常报告的压力源是重返工作岗位时的冲突或问题。研究结果支持了这样一种假设，即全职照顾婴儿的职业母亲可能会采取自我忽视的模式来应对工作过载。
